hoit
/ˈhɔɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Let none condemn them [girls] for Rigs, becauſe thus hoiting vvith boys, ſeeing the ſimplicity of their age vvas a Patent to priviledge any innocent paſtime, and fevv mo[r]e years vvill make them bluſh themſelves into better manners."
- "Hark, my husband! he's singing and hoiting; and I'm fain to cark and care, and all little enough"
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly from Old Norse, or a native Old English term. Perhaps somehow from Middle English hote (“to promise, etc.”). Compare Welsh hoetian (“to dally, dandle”), as well as Scots hoit (“to move awkwardly or clumsily, especially of a stout person or animal, to waddle”), which may be more plausible (especially in sense 2).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈhɔɪt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
hoity