hunt's-up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [huhnts-uhp]
- /ˈhʌntsˈʌp/
- /ˈhənts ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [huhnts-uhp]
- /ˈhʌntsˈʌp/

Definitions of hunt's-up word

noun hunt's-up (formerly) a call played on a hunting horn in the morning to rouse and assemble the participants in a hunt. 1
noun hunt's-up a rousing tune played on a hunting horn to get the hunters out 0
noun hunt's-up (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A tune played on the horn very early in the morning to call out the hunters; hence, any rousing sound or call. 0

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Origin of hunt's-up

First appearance:

before 1530

One of the 29% oldest English words

1530-40; from phrase (the) hunt is up

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Parts of speech for Hunt's-up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hunt's-up popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.