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get up verb phrase To collect, acquire, organize (people, dogs, wood, food, crops, etc.); to assemble. [DARE labels this phrase “chiefly South, South Midland”]

1873 Smith Peace Papers 177 He said if they did git up a fite the old solgers wouldn’t be into it much. 1921 Campbell Sthn Highlander 128 A woman what ain’t got sense enough to get her up an old man ain’t got sense enough to vote. 1953 Hall Coll (Plott Creek NC) So I got up the dogs and joined the parties. 1956 Hall Coll (Del Rio TN) We got our hay and tobacco up. Crops turned out pretty good so far. 1993 Parris Folklore 491 He used to tell how they had to get [the sheep] up and pen 'em up in the summer to keep the wolves from gettin 'em.