hoy (redirected from hoying)

hoy ¹  (hoi)

n.

1. A small sloop-rigged coasting ship.

2. A heavy barge used for freight.

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[Middle English hoie, from Middle Dutch hoey, hoede.]

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hoy ²  (hoi)

interj.

Used to attract attention.

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hoy¹

n Nautical

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a freight barge

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a coastal fishing and trading vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used during the 17th and 18th centuries

[from Middle Dutch hoei]

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hoy²

interj

a cry used to attract attention or drive animals

[variant of hey]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hoy - 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

Translations

hoy [hɔɪ] EXCL → ¡eh!, ¡hola!

hoy

interj → he