where did the term "I hosie' come from ?

Question

as kids this term was used as a sort of claim such as'I hosie the back seat or I hosey the last cookie for example. Perhaps it was a regional expression,we lived in Massachusetts I

Answer 1

Hosey means "to stake a claim or reserve a right to (something)."
http://www.pbs.org/speak/words/trackthatword/ttw/?i=1226

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Answer 2

it must be real regional 'cause i never heard that one (before). me thinks it might stem from "i chose" which lopped off some letters, becomes 'i hose', but then maybe not. sounds like i person might've had a speech impediment and the whole thing went from there. like maybe? huh?

Answer 3

It must be regional because where I come from it`s `I bagsy`