Meaning

1 senses

  1. (historical)A sailor on a hoy.

    c. 1613-1625, Henry Hobart, Rich v. Kneeland a common hoyman to carry goods by water for hire

Origin

From hoy + -man.

From hoy + -man.

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Forms

plural: hoymen
Singularhoyman
Pluralhoymen

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Lessons for this word

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See also

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