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
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.