hoick
/ (hɔɪk) /
verb
informal
to rise or raise abruptly and sharply
She hoicked her dress above her knees
NZ informal
to clear the throat and spit
Word Origin for hoick
C20: perhaps a variant of
hike
Words nearby hoick
hohenstaufen,
hohenzollern,
hohhot,
hohokam,
hoi polloi,
hoick,
hoicks,
hoiden,
hoihow,
hoise,
hoisin
Example sentences from the Web for hoick
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.
Air Men o' War |Boyd CableHoick got his brother to add his testimony to the story, which was, throughout, a deliberate falsehood.