Defn: To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a
desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy
package or weight.
They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails. Pope.
Hoisting him into his father's throne. South.
Hoisting engine, a steam engine for operating a hoist.
HOIST
Hoist, n.
1. That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods.
2. The act of hoisting; a lift. [Collog.]
3. (fly, or horizontal length when flying from a staff. (b) The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay. Totten. Hoist bridge, a drawbridge that is lifted instead of being swung or drawn aside.
HOIST
Hoist, p. p.
Defn: Hoisted. [Obs.]
'Tis the sport to have the enginer Hoist with his own petar. Shak.
HOISTAWAY
Hoist"a*way`, n.
Defn: A mechanical lift. See Elevator.
HOISTWAY
Hoist"way`, n.