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Quotation dates: 1868
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¶FOREHOY, v. To incite, urge forward. See Hoy, int., v.1Lnl. 1868 H. Shanks Poems 128:
Strike up a bit lilt as you're drivin' alang, The wark will seem lichter when brighten'd wi' sang. It's the lichtest and blythest that forehoys the lave.
