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hoick
/ hɔɪk /
verb
- informal.to rise or raise abruptly and sharply
She hoicked her dress above her knees
- informal.to clear the throat and spit
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hoick1
C20: perhaps a variant of hike
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Example Sentences
Ailie saw him distinctly try to wrench round to clear the trees—but he was too near; to hoick up and over them—but he was too low.
From Project Gutenberg
Hoick got his brother to add his testimony to the story, which was, throughout, a deliberate falsehood.
From Project Gutenberg
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