What is "hotting"

Usage examples of "hotting".

Competitors in the open jumping were pulling on long black boots, the women tucking long hair into hairnets and hotting up their horses over the practice fence.

Then came Rupert, hauling on the plunging Snakepit’s mouth, hotting him up so he fought for his head all the way around.

But his smile was a little wan, because Hooch was busy hotting up the floor under his feet, and unless old Hickory could fly, he wasn’t going to be able to get away from that.

He had such knack for hotting things up, yes sir, and it was more fun hotting up a man’s temper, because there wasn’t no flame then, just a lot of steam, a lot of hot air.

I've got comlines hotting up, but what I don't know is how many others at Child Welfare suffer from Dorgan's prejudice.

We've had a buzz for some time there's something hotting up in Hong Kong-we don't know what -but it sure as hell's got tie-ins to the States.