In acute laryngitis, which is the most common cause of voice loss and hoarseness, you suddenly lose your voice or become hoarse. Acute laryngitis can result from: Viral infection. Viral infections, such as those that cause the common cold, can cause your vocal cords to swell. Bacterial throat infection.
Hooch is a colloquial nickname for an illegally distilled corn or grain-based alcoholic beverage, also known as moonshine, PGA (pure grain alcohol), or creek water.
hoe. 1. a long-handled implement with a thin, flat blade usu. set transversely, used esp. in breaking up the soil and in weeding. 2. any of various implements of similar form, as for mixing plaster.