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AHOY

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a⋅hoy

  [uh-hoi]
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–interjection Nautical.
(used as a call to hail another ship, attract attention, etc.)
Origin:
1745–55; var. of hoy. Cf. aha, ahem
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a·hoy   (ə-hoi')   
interj.  Used to hail a ship or a person or to attract attention.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

ahoy 
1751, from a + hoy, a nautical call used in hauling.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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