hoik

Etymology

Possibly originally a form of hike (itself of unclear etymology).

noun

1. (cricket, countable) A wild hook shot played without style.
2. (New Zealand) Sputum.

verb

1. (cricket) To play such a shot.
2. (informal, transitive) To lift (a heavy object) carelessly; hoist.
3. (informal, transitive) To throw something out.
   “What are your plans now?” “I propose to hoik you out of that chair and seat myself in it and take that book, the early chapters of which I found most gripping, and start catching up with my reading and try to forget.” 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VIII
4. (New Zealand) To spit.