The perpendicular height of a sail or flag; in the latter it is opposed to the fly, which implies its breadth from the staff to the outer edge: or that part to which the halliards are bent.
·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
To go upon the hoist; to get into windows accidentally left open: this is done by the assistance of ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A cross buttock. ...
, or hoise, to To raise anything; but the term is specially applied to the operation of swaying up...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A machine in dockyards for driving piles, working pumps, &c. ...