[單字] a-hunting

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讀 amazon 下載的免費電子書 Aesop's fabbles 裡有一句

The Lion went once a-hunting along with the Fox, the Jackal and the Wolf.

字典查不到 a-hunting 這個字, google 有查到. 請問一下這個字要怎麼解析?
是 a+hunting? 如果用 The Lion went hunting along with.... 可以嗎?


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→ dunchee:http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/a-?s=t
→ dunchee:找 World English Dictionary  (collins)部份的-> a- 2
→ dunchee:2. literary , archaic or  ( used ......
→ dunchee:"... 可以嗎?"-> Yes (注意那個"archaic"註記)
→ id010406:thanks, quite useful