What does hoit mean?
Hoit means (archaic) To behave frivolously and thoughtlessly; to play the fool..
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/ˈhɔɪt/ · verb
(archaic) To behave frivolously and thoughtlessly; to play the fool..
Let none condemn them [girls] for Rigs, becauſe thus hoiting vvith boys, ſeeing the ſimplicity of their age vvas a Patent to priviledge any innocent paſtime, and fevv mo[r]e years vvill make them bluſh themſelves into better manners.
Hark, my husband! he's singing and hoiting; and I'm fain to cark and care, and all little enough
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Hoit means (archaic) To behave frivolously and thoughtlessly; to play the fool..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Let none condemn them [girls] for Rigs, becauſe thus hoiting vvith boys, ſeeing the ſimplicity of their age vvas a Patent to priviledge any innocent paſtime, and fevv mo[r]e years vvill make them bluſh themſelves into better manners.
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