hoise

[ hoiz ]

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.

, hoised or hoist, hois·ing.

1. to hoist.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hoise¹

1500–10; compare earlier hissa a cry used in hauling, and huzzah ( def )

Example Sentences

Crowd attempts to get onto Hoise floor.

From The Guardian

Crowd attempts to get onto Hoise floor.

From The Guardian

He had passed the banes of a dragon, he swore, so immense that he had ridden his hoise through its great black jaws.

From Literature

With that the little man gave him one hoise, and all that Manus remembers was the roar of the water in his ears; and sure enough he was found the next morning, high and dry, fast asleep with the empty bottle beside him, but far enough from the place he thought he landed, for it was just below yonder on the island that his wife found him.

From Project Gutenberg

Hoise her, souse her, bounce her, trounce her, pull her throat-bole!

From Project Gutenberg