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Poid vs Hoid - What's the difference?

poid | hoid |

As a noun poid

is the curve traced by the centre of a sphere when it rolls or slides over a surface having a sinusoidal profile.

As a verb hoid is

eye dialect of from=NYC lang=en.

poid

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The curve traced by the centre of a sphere when it rolls or slides over a surface having a sinusoidal profile.

    • References

    * IEEE 100-2000, The Authoritative Dictionary of IEEE Standards Terms, Seventh Edition , IEEE, 2000

    hoid

    English

    Verb

  • * 1927 , James Stevens, Mattock , A. A. Knopf, page 217,
  • *:"I've hoid of dat state. It's whur de Mormons all are...."
  • * 1956 , Elmer Rice, Street Scene: A Play in Three Acts , , ISBN 0573615896, Act III, page 117,
  • *:"Why, ain't you hoid ? He was last seen, flyin' over Nova Scotia, on his way to Paris."
  • * 1997 , Spider Robinson, Callahan's Legacy , Tor/Forge, ISBN 0812550358, page 153,
    • Tink o' de woist sting you ever hoid of dat de cops found out about.