Meaning & use
Hoast
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A cough; also, to cough — a dialectal term used chiefly in Scotland and northern England.
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The old shepherd had a bad hoast that lingered all winter.
She could hear him hoast from the next room.
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A dialectal word found in Scots and northern English, related to Old Norse 'hosti' (cough).
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