hoick

/ hɔɪk /

verb

1. informal.
   to rise or raise abruptly and sharply

   She hoicked her dress above her knees

2. informal.
   to clear the throat and spit

Word History and Origins

Origin of hoick¹

C20: perhaps a variant of hike

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