Hoist, p. p. Hoisted.
[Obs.]
'T is the sport to have the enginer
Hoist with his own petar.
Shak.Hoist (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Hoisted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hoisting.] [OE. hoise, hyse, OD. hyssen,
D. hijshen; akin to LG. hissen, Dan. hisse, Sw.
hissa.] 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, n. 1. That
by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting
goods.
2. The act of hoisting; a lift.
[Collog.]
3. (Naut.) (a) The
perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the 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.