A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1575, 1669
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Hoist, v. P.t. hoist. [e.m.E. hoist, hoyst, hoihst (1548), later var. of hoise.] —c1575 Balfour Pract. 51.
All strangeris. .sould have na merchandice. . langar in Leyth nor thay be. .hoistit furth of schipbuird —1669 Melrose Reg. Rec. II. 246 (see *Heist v.).
