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Hoy

/hɔɪ/ · noun

Meaning

(nautical) A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port..

Definitions by Sense

  1. (nautical) A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.
  2. Hey! ho!, hallo!, stop!
  3. (transitive) To incite; to drive onward.
  4. (Northumbria, Australia) To throw.

Example Sentences

Per packet per Hoy.
The hoy went to London every week.
Oh, sea-sickness! thou cream of miseries—thou ocean-purgatory!... how presumptuous would it be in me to essay a description of thee, when so many better qualified have failed in the attempt, from the early voyager per hoy to Margate and Ramsgate, to the bolder spirits of more recent times, who, leaving the pleasant sounds of Bow bells, recklessly brave the dangers of a transit to Calais and Boulogne!
He sent to Germanie, straunge aid to reare, From whence eftsoones arriued here three hoyes Of Saxons, whom he for his safetie imployes.
The out-fit is not a trifle: no lady can be landed there, under respectable circumstances throughout, for less than five hundred pounds... [Visiting India] is not like a trip, per hoy, to Margate, where nothing but a well-lined purse is requisite...
Alderman Johnson condemns the Reform Act, and is for going backward, in all things, to the good times. Punch humbly suggests that every man who votes for the Crab Alderman should be punished as follows:— The said voter never to be permitted to travel by rail, but to journey to York or elsewhere by the very slowest coach. Never to go to Margate by steamboat, but to take three days to the voyage, per hoy. Never to send a letter by penny-post, but to pay 10d. or 13d., as the case may be—the good old price of the good old times.
They grab his duds and his picks as well. They hoy him down to the pit of hell. Down you go and fare ye well. You dirty blackleg miner.

Synonyms for hoy

flinghurlbungcastchuckchunkcookdashdumpfeckjerkheavehieldhoyhuckhurtlelaunchlobpeckpegpickpitchprecipitateprojectquoitshyslightskewslingthrill

Antonyms for hoy

Related Words

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does hoy mean?

Hoy means (nautical) A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port..

What is a synonym for hoy?

Common synonyms include fling, hurl, bung, cast.

What is the opposite of hoy?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use hoy in a sentence?

Per packet per Hoy.

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