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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hoist \Hoist\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoisted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Hoisting}.] [OE. hoise, hyse, OD. hyssen, D. hijshen; akin
     to LG. hissen, Dan. hisse, Sw. hissa.]
     To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a
     desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a
     heavy package or weight.


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           They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails. --Pope.
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           Hoisting him into his father's throne.   --South.
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     {Hoisting engine}, a steam engine for operating a hoist.
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