单词 | yoax |
释义 | † yoaxv. Fox-hunting. Obsolete. intransitive. To encourage or urge on a hound or hounds by crying ‘yoax!’. Cf. yoax int. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > signals > signal [verb (intransitive)] > call to hounds hollo1613 yoicka1828 yoax1828 seek1840 yoicks1840 to seek dead1850 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry or shout [verb (intransitive)] > of huntsmen routa1425 hollo1613 soho1824 tally-ho1826 yoicka1828 yoax1828 yoicks1840 1828 Sporting Mag. June 129/1 He yoaksed in a whisper, he cheered in a whisper. 1852 Sporting Mag. Apr. 252 He sat perfectly unconcerned, ‘yoaxing’ and cheering his hounds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2018). yoaxint. Chiefly Fox-hunting (now rare (English regional (Yorkshire) in later use)). A call or cry used to urge on hounds. Cf. yoicks int. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > signals > cry [interjection] > cry soho1307 sa-ha1606 whoo-whoop1611 harka1616 hark away1737 yoax1762 tally-ho1773 yoicks1774 yoick1781 gone away1795 hyke1823 to-ho1825 yoi1826 heu-gase1827 1762 S. Foote tr. P. N. Destouches Triple Marriage x, in S. Foote et al. Comic Theatre I. 264 Yoax, yoax! tarry, yoax! 1778 D. Garrick in H. Fielding Fathers Prol. p. vi 'Squire Western, reeling, with October mellow, Tall, yo!—Boys!—Yoax—Criticks! hunt the fellow! 1794 M. Holford Selima I. 255 The conclusion of the chace was announced by the great hall echoing with the sounds of ‘Tally ho! Yoax, Ringwood!’ and similar efforts of vociferation. 1828 Sporting Mag. May 31/2 There was..too much of ‘yoax, yoax!’ on the outside, and too much of sending the whippers-in to do huntsman's work within the covert. 1905 I. Wilkinson in Eng. Dial. Dict. VI. 582/2 [N. Yorkshire] Yocks, a call of encouragement to a dog hunting rabbits, &c. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1828int.1762 |
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