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What is the origin of the word ahoy?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

It seems to be an English regional dialect shout for herding cattle - it first appears in the 14th century story Piers Ploughman in that way. Farmers all over the world make up different calls to gather and move their herds or flocks - ahoy was one of those. Sailors then used it to call to another ship.

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13y ago

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