| Hoist (hoist) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Hoist |
| [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.
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That
by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting
goods.
The act of hoisting; a lift.
The
perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or
horizontal length when flying from a staff.
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