HOY


Meaning of HOY in English

1. int. & n.

--int. used to call attention, drive animals, or Naut. hail or call aloft.

--n. Austral. a game of chance resembling bingo, using playing cards.

Etymology: ME: natural cry 2. n. hist. a small vessel, usu. rigged as a sloop, carrying passengers and goods esp. for short distances.

Etymology: MDu. hoei, hoede, of unkn. orig. 3. v.tr. Austral. sl. throw.

Etymology: Brit. dial.: orig. unkn.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.