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As he realised the charity of Fate, Barraclough lifted a gladsome "Yoicks" and waved his right arm above his head.
Men of Affairs Roland Pertwee
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The country gentleman of whom mention has been made also viewed him, and holloa'd as he did so: "Yoicks, tally; gone away!"
Can You Forgive Her? 1993
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"Yoicks, old dawg!" exclaimed the Third Hand, patting his knee encouragingly.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 5, 1919 Various
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There was a Rugby scrum in the refectory, and hunting-men cried the "View halloo!" and shouted "Yoicks! yoicks!" ...
Now It Can Be Told Philip Gibbs 1919
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Brother is waving his hat in the air and yelling 'Yoicks!' and 'Gone away!' and 'Fair sport, by Jove!'
Somewhere in Red Gap Harry Leon Wilson 1903
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It seems Yoicks is a cry you give at some other critical juncture in life.
Somewhere in Red Gap Harry Leon Wilson 1903
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And we all kicked off from the Gasworks end with a "Yoicks!" and a
From a Cornish Window A New Edition Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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And we all kicked off from the Gasworks End with a "Yoicks!" and a
A Nonsense Anthology Carolyn Wells 1902
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Yoicks! 'were some of the observations now to be heard on every side as the hunt swept on, the blugraiwee well ahead.
The Magic City 1891
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It must be Yoicks! and away with the tinkers 'chorus.
The Gentle Grafter O. Henry 1886
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