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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HOOIE, v., n. Also hoo(e)y, hewie. [′h(j)ui]

I. v. To exchange, barter (Fif. 1825 Jam.; Mry.¹ 1925, hewie; Fif., Lth. 1926 Wilson Cent. Scot. 249; Mry. (hewie), ne.Sc., Ags., Per., Peb. 1957). For phr. to blin' hooie, see Blin, v.², n., adj.Ags. 1894 J. B. Salmond B. Bowden (1922) x.:
Him an' me wis hooyin' an' he nailed my nife oot o' my hand afore I kent, an' gae me an auld thing athoot ony blades.Abd. 1920 C. Murray Country Places 33:
There's runts syne o' fifty, o' saxty an' mair, Would hooie their sauls for a kiss an' a clap.Kcd. 1955 Mearns Leader (23 Sept.):
He hooit a knife for a dizzen bools.

II. n. A fair exchange (Fif. 1825 Jam.). See also blin' hooie s.v. Blin, v.², n., adj.Bnff.¹⁶ 1957:
It's nae fair hooie.