Hoyman

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

  Hoyman \Hoy"man\, n.; pl. {Hoymen}.
     One who navigates a hoy.
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           A common hoyman to carry goods by water for hire.
                                                    --Hobart.


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From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  HOYMAN. The master or captain of a hoy. 
       2. Hoymen are liable as common carriers. Story, Bailm. Sec. 496.