hoy
1 of 2interjection
ˈhȯi 
—used in attracting attention or in driving animals
hoy
2 of 2noun
1
: a small usually sloop-rigged coasting ship
2
: a heavy barge for bulky cargo
Word History
Etymology
Interjection
Middle English
Noun
Middle English, from Middle Dutch hoei
First Known Use
Interjection
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
hoys
noun
as in barges
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- barges
- lighters
- yawls
- cutters
- auxiliaries
- keelboats
- keels
- lifeboats
- bumboats
- longboats
- tugs
- towboats
- tugboats
- tender
- ferryboats
- narrow boats
- bankers
- dories
- scows
- cobles
- whaleboats
- whalers
- luggers
- taxis
- seiners
- canoes
- schooners
- hookers
- pinnaces
- riverboats
- skiffs
- batteaux
- motorboats
- cruisers
- jolly boats
- ferries
- water taxis
- sculls
- shallops
- sampans
- flatboats
- rowboats
- gondolas
- bateaux
- dinks
- ketches
- rafts
- launches
- wherries
- prams
- outboards
- dhows
- pirogues
- trawlers
- taxies
- scallopers
- dinghies
- shrimpers
- draggers
- powerboats
- inboards
- workboats
- currachs
- umiaks
- coracles
- curraghs
- pontoons
- houseboats
- gillnetters
- punts
- dugouts
- yachts
- paddleboats
- sailboats
- kayaks
- outriggers
- piraguas
- gigs
- catamarans
- garveys
- surfboats
- johnboats
- shells
- tubs
- rowing boats
- caïques
- cockleshells
- catboats
