英语词汇“hunt's、up”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

hunt's-up

释义

hunt's-up
Also 7 (9 dial.) hunsup.
Orig. the hunt is up, name of an old song and its tune, sung or played to awaken huntsmen in the morning, and also used as a dance. Hence allusively: a. A song sung or tune played to rouse any one; an early morning song.
1537Lett. & Papers Hen. VIII (1890) XII. i. 206 In formation against John Hogon, who, going about the country with a ‘crowde’ or a fiddle..sang a song with these words, ‘The hunt is up’, etc.1549Compl. Scot. vi. 66 Thai dancit al cristyn mennis dance, the northt of scotland, huntis vp, the comount entray [etc.].c1560A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) v. 13 With ‘Hunts vp’, every morning plaid.1574Rich Dial. Mercury & Sold. I ij b, Unlesse you some times arise to geve your parramours the hunte is up under the windowes.1592Shakes. Rom. & Jul. iii. iv. 34 Hunting thee hence, with Hunts-vp to the day.a1625Fletcher False One iv. ii, They came to play you and your love a huntsup.1674Playford Skill Mus. i. 61 The Pythagorean Huntsup, or Morning Musick, which wakened and roused their dull Spirits.1888Lowell To a Lady playing on Cithern, The horns of Oberon Blow their faint Hunt's-up from the good-time gone.
†b. In phrases denoting speech or action calculated to rouse or disturb a person's feelings (cf. to lead one a dance); hence, a disturbance, uproar. Obs. or dial.
1619Fletcher M. Thomas iii. i, My spightful Dame, I'le pipe ye such a hunsup Shall make ye dance a tipvaes.a1625― Woman's Prize iii. iii, I would..in her hearing Begin her such a huntes-up.1664Cotton Scarron. Poet. Wks. (1765) 11 I'll play these Rake-hells such a Hunts-up.1828Craven Dial., Hunsup, a clamour, a turbulent outcry.

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