Pet or pet up?
He took to Heathcliff strangely, believing all he said (for that matter, he said precious little, and generally the truth), and petting him up far above Cathy, who was too mischievous and wayward for a favourite. (Wuthering Heights)
Hi. I think "pet up" here means "to treat with unusual kindness and consideration", right? And can we just say "pet" here? The "up" seems redundant.
Thank you.
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"pet up" is not a familiar expression to me, and as far as I can tell, it is not at all common, at least not in standard modern English. My first idea would be that it might be a typo, but having eliminated that, I would understand it to mean something like "to make a pet, or favourite, of".
- "pet up" is not a familiar expression to me, and as far as I can tell, it is not at all common, at least not in standard modern English.
- My first idea would be that it might be a typo, but having eliminated that, I would understand it to mean something like "to make a pet, or favourite, of".
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"pet up" is not a familiar expression to me, and as far as I can tell, it is not at all common, at least not in standard modern English. My first idea would be that it might be a typo, but having eliminated that, I would understand it to mean something like "to make a pet, or favourite, of".
0pet up = favor
... believing all he said, and petting him up (favoring him) far above Cathy
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