Hoy Definition

hoi
noun
A former type of small, fore-and-aft-rigged vessel resembling a sloop.
Webster's New World
A heavy barge.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
interjection
(used as) A cry to attract attention, drive hogs, etc.
Webster's New World

Ho!, hallo!, stop!

Wiktionary
verb

(Geordie) To throw.

Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Hoy

Noun

Singular:
hoy
Plural:
hoys

Origin of Hoy

  • Middle English hoie from Middle Dutch hoey, hoede

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From German Heu or Dutch hui.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Dutch hui, compare ahoy.

    From Wiktionary

Hoy Sentence Examples

  • Scapa Flow contains several good anchorages, the best being Longhope in the island of Hoy.

  • The highest hills are found in Hoy.

  • Excepting on the west fronts of Pomona, Hoy and Rousay, the coast-line of the islands is deeply indented, and the islands themselves are divided from each other by straits generally called sounds or firths, though off the north-east of Hoy the designation Bring Deeps is used, south of Pomona is Scapa Flow and to the south-west of Eday is found the Fall of Warness.

  • The very names of the islands indicate their nature, for the terminal a or ay is the Norse ey, meaning "island," which is scarcely disguised even in the words Pomona and Hoy.

  • The upper division of the Old Red Sandstone is found only in Hoy, where it forms the Old Man and neighbouring cliffs on the N.W.

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Words Starting With

HHOHOY

Words Ending With

YOYHOY

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Words Starting With H and Ending With Y

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3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With H3 Letter Words Ending With Y