Yoicks
fox hunting. (used as a cry by the huntsman to encourage the hounds.)
(used as a cry of high spirits or encouragement.)
historical examples
the colonial cavalier maud wilder goodwin
somewhere in red gap harry leon wilson
the gentle grafter o. henry
can you forgive her? anthony trollope
punch, or the london charivari, volume 104, march 4, 1893 various
interjection
a cry used by huntsmen to urge on the hounds to the fox
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