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hooshta

hooshta interjection: a call made to a camel to direct it to stand, sit, go, etc.

Interjection

  1. A call made to a camel to direct it to stand, sit, go, etc.
    • As a rule the temper of a camel is very good; the driver guiding it by ropes fixed by string to a stud, very similar in every way to a collar stud, which is put through the nostril of the beast, and a tug at this, with an accompanying word of command, such as "Hooshta," when it is wanted to lie...1895 July 6, The West Australian, Perth, page 6, column 8
    • Some day a solitary prospector will say "Hooshtah" to his camel, and, on the intelligent beast kneeling down, will dismount, and prepare to camp.1903 November 28, The World's News, Sydney, page 14, column 3

Forms of hooshta

alternative formhooshtah

Questions about hooshta

What does hooshta mean?
Hooshta means a call made to a camel to direct it to stand, sit, go, etc.
What part of speech is hooshta?
Hooshta is an interjection.

Words near hooshta in the dictionary

  1. hoosgows
  2. hoosh
  3. hooshed
  4. hooshes
  5. hooshing
  6. hooshta
  7. hooshtah
  8. hoosier
  9. Hoosier Alley
  10. Hoosier pie
  11. Hoosier pies

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