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hoists

  • plural of hoist.
  • present tense form of hoist (3rd person singular).

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Hoists were wheeled out to bring down the goalposts.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2024

The same would go for development teams from the Hammersmith Hills Hoists in west London to the Vrchlabi Mad Squirrels in the Czech Republic.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2013

Hoists are meant for vertical lifts and have brakes to prevent loads from falling and to absorb shocks.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hoists were attached to it so that the stones and mortar could be lifted.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay

Trans. by C. Salter 12mo, 1 50 —— Cranes and Hoists.

From Seasoning of Wood by Wagner, J. B. (Joseph Bernard)