"howzat" meaning in All languages combined

See howzat on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

IPA: /ˈhaʊˌzat/ [UK] Audio: en-au-howzat.ogg
Etymology: Reduction of "How is that?" Head templates: {{en-interj}} howzat
  1. (cricket) The cry used by members of the fielding team to make an appeal to the umpire. Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-howzat-en-intj-QbkLhdBt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: how's that, owzat, owzthat

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhaʊˌzat/ [UK] Audio: en-au-howzat.ogg Forms: howzats [plural]
Etymology: Reduction of "How is that?" Head templates: {{en-noun}} howzat (plural howzats)
  1. (cricket) An instance of this cry in order to make an appeal to the umpire. Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-howzat-en-noun-iW9zHqV1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: how's that, owzat, owzthat

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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