Hoy vs Doy - What's the difference?
hoy | doy |
A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.
* , II.x:
* Cowper
(label) to throw
Disdainful indication that something is obvious; see duh.
As interjections the difference between hoy and doy
is that hoy is ho!, hallo!, stop! while doy is disdainful indication that something is obvious; see duh.As a noun hoy
is a small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.As a verb hoy
is (label) to throw.hoy
English
Etymology 1
or (etyl) (m).Noun
(en noun)- He sent to Germanie, straunge aid to reare, / From whence eftsoones arriued here three hoyes / Of Saxons, whom he for his safetie imployes.
- The hoy went to London every week.
Etymology 2
, compare (ahoy).Etymology 3
Verb
References
* * * * * * * ----doy
English
Interjection
(en interjection)- Wow, he looks pretty angry. - Doy!