hoy
1a heavy barge used in harbors.
a vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries, usually slooprigged, used for fishing and coastal trading.
Origin of hoy
1Other definitions for hoy (2 of 2)
(used as an exclamation to attract attention.)
a shout or hail.
Origin of hoy
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How to use hoy in a sentence
Then the victuallers had to be loaded in the Thames and at Sandwich, and brought round to the ports where were the hoys or ships.
Mary Tudor, Queen of France | Mary Croom BrownTo Poole the sailing-hoys run twice a-week, calling off Cowes and Yarmouth.
Brannon's Picture of The Isle of Wight | George BrannonCrammers' rejections, ill-regulated hobble-de-hoys, wasn't it?
Stalky & Co. | Rudyard KiplingThe stage-coaches from different parts of London were innumerable, as were also the stage-wagons and the hoys.
London | Walter BesantThe three hoys were replaced by four boats—boats of force as they were called, carrying fifty men each.
The History of the Post Office | Herbert Joyce
British Dictionary definitions for hoy (1 of 2)
/ (hɔɪ) /
a freight barge
a coastal fishing and trading vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used during the 17th and 18th centuries
Origin of hoy
1British Dictionary definitions for hoy (2 of 2)
/ (hɔɪ) /
a cry used to attract attention or drive animals
Origin of hoy
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