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Definition of Hoicks
1. hoick [v] - See also: hoick
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hoicks
Literary usage of Hoicks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Irish Literature by Justin McCarthy, Maurice Francis Egan, Douglas Hyde, Charles Welsh, Gregory, James Jeffrey Roche (1904)
"The old huntsman than sat erect in the bed, and letting his head back, indulged
in one prolong "hoicks!" that made the phials jingle on the table, ..."
2. The Collegians: Or, The Colleen Bawn, a Tale of Garryowen by Gerald Griffin (1906)
"Come!—Come!—Come away! Come away! hoicks!' was shouted at the top of a voice that
one might easily judge had sounded the death-knell of many a wily reynard. ..."
3. Fraser's Magazine (1882)
"Three headstrong fellows like Bergeret, Endes, and Dn val would concert together,
and send off 60000 men just as one turns out a pack of hounds. ' hoicks ..."
4. The Universal Songster: Or, Museum of Mirth: Forming the Most Complete (1834)
"... hark ! to Soundwell, — that sa noble dog : Cross him, my jolly lads,— hoicks !
hoicks ! the The fox has broke covert, let none lag behind ; We've had an ..."
5. Fraser's Magazine by Thomas Carlyle (1872)
"Three headstrong fellows like Bergeret, Eudes, and Duval would concert together,
and send off 60000 men just, as one turns out a pack of hounds. ' hoicks ..."
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