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Hoxed vs Hoyed - What's the difference?

hoxed | hoyed |

As verbs the difference between hoxed and hoyed

is that hoxed is past tense of hox while hoyed is past tense of hoy.

hoxed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (hox)

  • hox

    English

    Etymology 1

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • (genetics) homeobox
  • Derived terms
    * hox gene

    Etymology 2

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To hock; to hamstring.
  • (Shakespeare)
    (Webster 1913)

    hoyed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (hoy)

  • hoy

    English

    Etymology 1

    or (etyl) (m).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.
  • * , II.x:
  • He sent to Germanie, straunge aid to reare, / From whence eftsoones arriued here three hoyes / Of Saxons, whom he for his safetie imployes.
  • * Cowper
  • The hoy went to London every week.

    Etymology 2

    , compare (ahoy).

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • ho!, hallo!, stop!
  • Etymology 3

    Verb

  • (label) to throw
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