What does hoister mean?
Hoister means One who, or that which, hoists or lifts..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
One who, or that which, hoists or lifts..
[…] putting one foot into it, so as the better to secure his slippery hand-hold on the whip itself, the hoisters ran him high up to the top of the head, almost before Tashtego could have reached its interior bottom.
In order better to appreciate the use of argot among thieves, a visit to a few public bars of the third-class public houses of Kennington or in the immediate vicinity of the Elephant and Castle would prove of great value, as hoisters, whizzers, tea-leaves, con-heads, broadsmen and brass nobs […]
Like their friends the "draggers," the "hoisters" or shoplifters are having a thin time these days, […]
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Hoister means One who, or that which, hoists or lifts..
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[…] putting one foot into it, so as the better to secure his slippery hand-hold on the whip itself, the hoisters ran him high up to the top of the head, almost before Tashtego could have reached its interior bottom.
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