He sent to Germanie, straunge aid to reare, From whence eftsoones arriued here three hoyes Of Saxons, whom he for his safetie imployes.
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Hoy
//hɔɪ//
Synonyms for "hoy" (51 found)
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5 translations across 5 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- heude noun (small coaster vessel)
French
1 entries- heu noun (small coaster vessel)
Italian
1 entries- hoy noun (small coaster vessel)
Old Norse
1 entries- Háey name (Orkney island)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- Eilean Thothaigh name (Orkney island)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Per packet per Hoy.
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The hoy went to London every week.
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The out-fit is not a trifle: no lady can be landed there, under respectable circumstances throughout, for less than five hundred pounds... [Visiting India] is not like a trip, per hoy, to Margate, where nothing but a well-lined purse is requisite...
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