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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
hoy .
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Examples
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He waddn't fash to carry it hyem, So he hoyed it in a well.
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He waddn't fash to carry it hyem, So he hoyed it in a well.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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I got nearly there and a passing stranger hoyed me and kindly drove me the rest of the way.
Even in a little thing gillpolack 2005
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She lowsed hor hat an 'then hor shaal an' hoyed them on the floor:
Wor Nannys a Mazer 2000
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An poor aad Nan (like a dorty hoose cat) was hoyed oot side o 'the door.
Wor Nannys a Mazer 2000
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And then next morn the landlord appeared and he hoyed us through the door.
Sally Gee 2000
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And then there's sodgers, puir things, hoyed out frae the garrison at a 'body's bidding --- Puir Rob will hae his hands fu' by the time the sun comes ower the hill.
Rob Roy 1887
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And then there's sodgers, puir things, hoyed out frae the garrison at a 'body's bidding -- Puir Rob will hae his hands fu' by the time the sun comes ower the hill.
Rob Roy — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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And then there's sodgers, puir things, hoyed out frae the garrison at a 'body's bidding -- Puir Rob will hae his hands fu' by the time the sun comes ower the hill.
Rob Roy — Volume 02 Walter Scott 1801
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Men, women and children scattered for their lives as the ball was hoyed by the Uppies to get it away from the Downies.
News round-up 2010
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