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Webster 1913 Edition
Hoist
Hoist
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Hoisted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hoisting
.] [OE.
hoise
, hyse
, OD. hyssen
, D. hijshen
; akin to LG. hissen
, Dan. hisse
, Sw. hissa
.] To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight.
They land my goods, and
hoist
my flying sails. Pope.
Hoisting
him into his father’s throne. South.
Hoisting engine
, a steam engine for operating a hoist.
Hoist
,Noun.
1.
That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods.
2.
The act of hoisting; a lift.
[Colloq.]
3.
(Naut.)
(a)
The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length when flying from a staff.
(b)
The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay.
Totten.
Hoist bridge
, a drawbridge that is lifted instead of being swung or drawn aside.
Hoist
,p.
p.
Hoisted.
[Obs.]
'T is the sport to have the enginer
Hoist
with his own petar. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Hoist
HOIST
,Verb.
T.
1.
To raise; to lift. We'll quickly hoist duke Humphrey from his seat.
In popular language, it is a word of general application. But the word has two appropriate uses, one by seamen, and the other by milkmaids, viz.
2.
To raise, to lift or bear upwards by means of tackle; and to draw up or raise, as a sail along the masts or stays, or as a flag, though by a single block only. Hoist the main-sail. Hoist the flag.3.
To lift and move the leg backwards; a word of command used by milkmaids to cows, when they wish them to lift and set back the right leg.HOIST
,Noun.