yoicks
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A loud call hunters use to urge hounds forward
- interjection
- /jɔɪks/
- Archaic
:
¡yoicks!
- The huntsman raised his horn and shouted yoicks to urge the hounds forward.
Examples
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The hunter shouted, "Yoicks! Let's go, hounds!"
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With a loud yoicks, the riders spurred their horses after the pack.
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In old English hunting scenes, you often hear the call yoicks echoing through the woods.
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With a loud yoicks, the hounds dashed into the woods.
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The huntsman raised his horn and shouted yoicks to urge the hounds forward.
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With a loud yoicks, the riders spurred their horses after the pack.
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The hunter shouted, "Yoicks! Let's go, hounds!"
Surface Forms
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Etymology
Yoicks comes from an old hunting call that riders and hunters shouted to encourage the hounds. It was a short, sharp shout to 'urge' the dogs forward, which is why it is used in old hunting scenes as a call to the pack.
