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ahoy, int. Naut.|əˈhɔɪ|
[a int. + hoy.]
A. int. A nautical call used in hailing.
1751Smollett Per. Pic. (1779) I. ii. 12 Ho! the house a hoy. 1828Moore Meeting of Ships ii. 8 Ship ahoy! ship ahoy! what cheer? what cheer? 1873Symonds Grk. Poets viii. 268 The good times when the sailor only knew enough to sing out ‘Ahoy’ and call for biscuit.
B. as v. To call ahoy. (Cf. to hurrah, halloo.)
1881Century Mag. XXIII. 54 ‘Schooner ahoy!’ says a voice from the shore, and she ahoys. |