To go upon the hoist; to get into windows accidentally left open: this is done by the assistance of a confederate, called the hoist, who leans his head against the wall, making his back a kind of step or ascent.
·noun The act of hoisting; a lift. II. Hoist ·p.p. <<Hoisted>>. III. Hoist ·noun The height of a f...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The perpendicular height of a sail or flag; in the latter it is opposed to the fly, which implies it...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A cross buttock. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
, or hoise, to To raise anything; but the term is specially applied to the operation of swaying up...
A machine in dockyards for driving piles, working pumps, &c. ...