- hoised
- v. hoist, raise, lift (Archaic)
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hoise — ˈhȯiz transitive verb (hoised zd ; or hoist ȯist ; hoised or hoist ; hoising ; hoises) Etymology: alteration of earlier heise, probably from Middle Dutch hischen or (assumed) Middle Low German hissen (whence Low German hissen), of imitative… … Useful english dictionary
Hoise — Hoise, v. t. [See {Hoist}.] To hoist. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] They . . . hoised up the mainsail to the wind. Acts xxvii. 40. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mainsail — Main sail (m[=a]n s[=a]l ), n. (Naut.) The principal sail in a ship or other vessel. [1913 Webster] [They] hoised up the mainsail to the wind. Acts xxvii. 40. [1913 Webster] Note: The mainsail of a ship is extended upon a yard attached to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hoise — transitive verb (hoised or hoist; hoising) Etymology: alteration of hysse to hoist, perhaps from Low German hissen Date: 1509 hoist 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Guildford Flames — UKIceHockey team name = Guildford Flames league = EPIHL founded = 1992 ice = Guildford Spectrum capacity = 2200 ice size = 197ft x 98ft city = Guildford, United Kingdom colours = Blue, White, and Red coach = Paul Dixon ownership = Sportfact Ltd.… … Wikipedia
hoise — /hoyz/, v.t., hoised or hoist, hoising. Archaic. to hoist. [1500 10; cf. earlier hissa a cry used in hauling, and HUZZA] * * * … Universalium
Acts 27 — 1 And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus band. 2 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the… … The King James version of the Bible
hoist — [16] The history of hoist cannot be traced back very far. It is an alteration of a now defunct hoise (probably due to the mistaking of the past form hoised for a present form), which itself was an alteration of an earlier heise. This probably… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
hoist — [16] The history of hoist cannot be traced back very far. It is an alteration of a now defunct hoise (probably due to the mistaking of the past form hoised for a present form), which itself was an alteration of an earlier heise. This probably… … Word origins
hoise — [hoiz] vt. hoised or hoist, hoising [Early ModE phonetic sp. of earlier hyce < Du hijschen < or akin to LowG hissen: of naut. orig.] obs. var. of HOIST … English World dictionary
