hoy

¹

[ hoi ]

noun

, Nautical.

1. a heavy barge used in harbors.
2. a vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries, usually slooprigged, used for fishing and coastal trading.

hoy

²

[ hoi ]

interjection

1. (used as an exclamation to attract attention.)

noun

1. a shout or hail.

hoy

¹

/ hɔɪ /

interjection

1. a cry used to attract attention or drive animals

hoy

²

/ hɔɪ /

noun

1. a freight barge
2. a coastal fishing and trading vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used during the 17th and 18th centuries

Word History and Origins

Origin of hoy¹

First recorded in 1485–95, hoy is from the Middle Dutch word hoey

Origin of hoy²

1350–1400; Middle English; variant of hey

Word History and Origins

Origin of hoy¹

C14: variant of hey

Origin of hoy²

C15: from Middle Dutch hoei

Example Sentences

Gloria thinks the fact that Hoy and his crew have signed onto the recall effort is significant.

From The Daily Beast

Chris Hoy won gold in the Keirin and Laura Trott in the Omnium.

From The Daily Beast

“I was quite scared but also happy because at least I knew I had a chance to stay alive,” she recently told La Crónica de Hoy.

From The Daily Beast

A similar circumstance has occurred on the seashore at Hoy Lake, Cheshire, where several "fairy pipes" have been found.

From Project Gutenberg

So we had a dish of mackerell and pease, and so he bid us good night, going to lie on board the hoy, and I to bed.

From Project Gutenberg

A un paraje que hoy es la mision del Santo nombre de Jesus.'

From Project Gutenberg

Born in the age of the coach and the hoy, they would die in the era of the locomotive and mail steamer.

From Project Gutenberg

What they call a hobbe-de-hoy will suit for his name sooner than any other that I know on.

From Project Gutenberg