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Definition: Hunt's-up

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Noun1. A tune played on the horn very early in the morning to call out the hunters; hence, any arousing sound or call.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Hunt's-up" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)