| 释义 |
yoaks, yoax, int. Obs. exc. dial.|jəʊks|
(yocks).
A hunting cry; also as v. (Cf. yoicks.)
1778Garrick in Monthly Rev. (1779) LX. 59 'Squire Western, reeling, with October mellow, Tall, yo!—Boys!—Yoax—Criticks! hunt the fellow! 1828Sporting Mag. (N.S.) XXII. 129 He yoaksed in a whisper, he cheered in a whisper. 1905Eng. Dial. Dict., Yocks, a call of encouragement to a dog hunting rabbits, &c. n. Yks. |