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hoy	(n): a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) ( more... ) (n): a small vessel for travel on water

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4 minutes ago mollusque said:

Only in La Jolla.

21 minutes ago bilby said:

Did sailors shout out things like, 'A hoy ahoy!'?

6 months ago chained_bear said:

"About noon, a hoy, intently watched by the few other fore-and-aft rigged vessels in the Downs, got under way."
--P. O'Brian, The Commodore, 130

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