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hoy
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hoy
interj.
shout used to attract attention or when driving animals
n.
small one-masted coasting vessel; heavy flat-bottomed freight boat for bulky cargo
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Hoy
Hoy (from Norse Háey meaning high island) is an island in Orkney, Scotland. With an area of it is the second largest in the archipelago after the Mainland. It is connected by a causeway called The Ayre to South Walls. Unusually, the two islands are treated as one entity by the UK census.
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hoy
Noun
1. a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
(synonym) barge, flatboat, lighter
(hypernym) boat
(hyponym) dredger
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hoy
adv.
today
hoy
nm.
today, current day
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Hoy
(n.)
A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods from place to place, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.
A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods from place to place, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.
(interj.)
Ho! Halloe! Stop!
Ho! Halloe! Stop!
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