hevva

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Cry raised when a shoal of pilchards is sighted, signalling for fisherman to man their boats.

Word forms

hevva

Etymology

From the Cornish hevva, a contracted form of the Old Cornish hedva, from Welsh hedfa (meaning swarming, flocking), from Welsh haid, a swarm.

Derived words

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