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Definition of Howzat
1. Interjection. (cricket) The cry used by members of the fielding team to make an appeal to the umpire. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Howzat
1. a cricketing appeal for a dismissal [n HOWZAT or HOWZATS]
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Literary usage of Howzat
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1. Some Stories by Famous Men by Brand Whitlock (1915)
"Hey! Doc ! Come down," called one of the deputation. " Bill Skinner's been shot."
" howzat ? Bill Skinner ? Where was he hit?" " In the leg. ..."
2. Eat Your Food! Gastronomical Glory from Garden to Gut: A Coastalfields by Aaron Brachfeld, Aaron Brachfeld and Mary Choate, Mary Choate (2007)
"... while batting, hits their wicket with either the bat or their body and knocks
off at least one bail howzat: the prescribed form of address for all ..."
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