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hoy

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hoy 1  (hoi)
n.
1. A small sloop-rigged coasting ship.
2. A heavy barge used for freight.
[Middle English hoie, from Middle Dutch hoey, hoede.]
hoy
interj
a cry used to attract someone's attention [variant of hey]
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Noun1.hoyhoy - a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
barge, flatboat, lighter
boat - a small vessel for travel on water
dredger - a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging
houseboat - a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
pontoon - (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
scow - a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold
Norfolk wherry, wherry - sailing barge used especially in East Anglia
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