What is to hoist. [Obs.] They . . . hoised up the mainsail to the wind. Acts xxvii. 40 called?
hoise — To hoist. [Obs.] They . . . hoised up the mainsail to the wind. Acts xxvii. 40. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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