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hoyin

hoyin is the present participle of hoy.

Meaning of hoy

Verb (1)

hoy (third-person singular simple present hoys, present participle hoying, simple past and past participle hoyed)

  1. (transitive) To incite; to drive onward.

Verb (2)

hoy (third-person singular simple present hoys, present participle hoying or hoyin, simple past and past participle hoyed)

  1. (Australia, Northumbria) To throw.
    • 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.1970 June, traditional, “The Blackleg Miner” (track 4), in Hark! The Village Wait, performed by Steeleye Span

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Questions about hoyin

What is hoyin the present participle of?
Hoyin is the present participle of hoy.

Words near hoyin in the dictionary

  1. hoyer
  2. Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome
  3. hoyers
  4. Hoyerswerda
  5. Hoyes
  6. hoyin
  7. hoying
  8. Hoyings
  9. Hoylake
  10. Hoyland
  11. Hoyland Common

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