Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Middle English spelling of
shout .
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Examples
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Then he singeth as wee vse heere in Englande to hallow, whope, or showte at houndes, and the rest of the company answere him with this Owtis, Igha, Igha, Igha, and then the Priest replieth againe, with his voyces.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Then he singeth as wee vse heere in Englande to hallow, whope, or showte at houndes, and the rest of the company answere him with this Owtis, Igha, Igha, Igha, and then the
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 03 Richard Hakluyt 1584
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Sey yow all with on showte. and a note in the manuscript has: "Here answerryt all the pepul at ons, 'Ya, my lord, ya.'" [
A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Jean Jules Jusserand
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