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How a-hunting differ from hunting?

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A-hunting is merely a folksy jargon- like song lyrics used for poetic license or to stretch a line- How"s this: The Banker went a-Jogging, got a hole in her noggin.. hole in her noggin... sick commentary on the Central Park Jogger affair of some years back. it is done to stretch the line- the Banker went jogging- but a-jogging is done to fit the line- same with hunting.

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