hoist
noun/hɔɪst/
/hɔɪst/
- a piece of equipment used for lifting heavy things, or for lifting people who cannot stand or walkWord Originlate 15th cent.: alteration of dialect hoise, probably from Dutch hijsen or Low German hiesen, but recorded earlier.
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