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- noun Plural form of
hoist .
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Examples
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Factories; and day after day has passed for me in going up and down in "hoists" and thro 'forests of machinery for every conceivable purpose.
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Men and women should not have to share mixed bathing and WC facilities, unless they need specialist equipment, such as hoists, or specialist baths.
EDP24 News 2010
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Men and women should not have to share mixed bathing and WC facilities, unless they need specialist equipment, such as hoists, or specialist baths.
EDP24 News 2010
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Men and women should not have to share mixed bathing and WC facilities, unless they need specialist equipment, such as hoists, or specialist baths.
EDP24 News 2010
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With one hand, he hoists his sofa off the floor while vacuuming underneath with the other.
Exercise in Utility: Cleaning House the Aerobic Way for Fun and Profit James R. Hagerty 2012
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Michael Attebury, his crewmate, hoists what he called "our secret weapon:" a supersize coffee thermos.
U.S. Faces New Afghan Test Nathan Hodge 2011
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Zuma Press A Chinese worker hoists coils of copper tubes at a copper products plant in Nantong city, Jiangsu province, China.
Commodities Gain As Fears Over Japan Ease Jerry A. DiColo 2011
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The other hoists his glass and says, "Why don't we?"
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Westwood's seven-shot victory was especially notable, given that it hoists him back into second place in the world rankings, above Rory McIlroy.
Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter end the year on a high with victories 2011
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"I just heard that the interest on Italian 10-year loans is now over 7.3%," he whispers as a cast-iron lift hoists us from the ground floor of the monumental Finnish parliament to his office above.
Far-right Finnish politician Timo Soini bids for presidency 2011
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