hike

Definitions

1. 1.To hike one's self; specif., to go with exertion or effort; to tramp; to march laboriously. [Dial. or Colloq.] "If you persist in heaving and hiking like this." Kipling. It's hike, hike, hike (march) till you stick in the mud, and then you hike back again a little slower than you went. Scribner's Mag.
2. 2.To move with a swing, toss, throw, jerk, or the like. [Dial. or Colloq.]
3. 3.The act of hiking; a tramp; a march. [Dial. or Colloq.] With every hike there's a few laid out with their hands crossed. Scribner's Mag.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to move with a swing, toss, throw, jerk, or the like. [Dial. or Colloq.] called?
• What is the act of hiking; a tramp; a march. [Dial. or Colloq.] With every hike there's a few laid out with their hands crossed. Scribner's Mag called?