Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hoy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hoy \Hoy\, n. [D. heu, or Flem. hui.] (Naut.)
A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in
conveying passengers and goods from place to place, or as a
tender to larger vessels in port.
The hoy went to London every week. --Cowper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hoy \Hoy\, interj. [D. hui. Cf. {Ahoy}.]
Ho! Halloe! Stop!
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hoy
n : a boat with a flat bottom for carrying heavy loads
(especially on canals) [syn: {barge}, {flatboat}, {lighter}]
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