hoise

English edit

Etymology edit

Probably from Middle Dutch hisen (modern Dutch hijsen) or Middle Low German hissen. Compare hoist, the modern form.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /hɔɪz/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ɔɪz

Verb edit

hoise (third-person singular simple present hoises, present participle hoising, simple past and past participle hoised or hoist)

(transitive, obsolete except after Shakespeare) To hoist.
(intransitive, obsolete) To hoist, be raised.