hoast

/ (host) Scot /

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noun

a cough

verb (intr)

to cough

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Word Origin for hoast

from Old Norse

Words nearby hoast

hoarsen, hoary, hoary cress, hoary-headed, hoary marmot, hoast, hoatching, hoatzin, hoax, hob, Hoban

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How to use hoast in a sentence

So he shouted out, "Minister, may a puir body like me noo gie a hoast?"
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character|Edward Bannerman Ramsay
The third part of the hoast went to Meulanc, a verie strong towne compassed about with the riuer of Seine.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (2 of 9)|Raphael Holinshed
Try some o' thae black currants; they're graund for a hoast.
The Days of Auld Lang Syne|Ian MacLaren
"Donacha Breck's widow was over before we were up to-day, for something for her hoast," she said.
Gilian The Dreamer|Neil Munro

It 's little she says aboot hersel, but she 's hed a hoast (cough) for sax months, an' a' gither her breath 's failin'.
The Days of Auld Lang Syne|Ian MacLaren