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Hoy

//hɔɪ// intj, name, noun, verb

Intj

Proper Noun

1
A surname. countable, uncountable
2
An island in south-west Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid refs HY20, ND29).
3
An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
4
A small uninhabited island of the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU3744).

Noun

1
A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.
"He sent to Germanie, straunge aid to reare, From whence eftsoones arriued here three hoyes Of Saxons, whom he for his safetie imployes."
2
Initialism of head of year. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3
a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) wordnet

Verb

1
To incite; to drive onward. transitive
2
To throw. Australia, Northumbria
"They grab his duds and his picks as well. They hoy him down to the pit of hell. Down you go and fare ye well. You dirty blackleg miner."

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Heu or Dutch gooi.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch hoi, compare ahoy.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Dutch hoi, compare ahoy.

Etymology 4

Perhaps related to hoick and hoist.

Etymology 5

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEochaidh (“descendant of Eochaid”).

Etymology 6

From Orkney and Shetland Scots Hoy, from Old Norse há (“high”) + ey (“island”).

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