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单词 hoister
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hoistern.

Brit. /ˈhɔɪstə/, U.S. /ˈhɔɪstər/
Etymology: < hoist v. + -er suffix1.
a. One who or that which hoists, raises, or elevates.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [noun] > hoisting > one who or that which
hoiser1611
hoister1862
1862 Gen. P. Thompson in Bradford Advert. 1 Nov. 6/1 The hoister of the black flag.
1862 Rep. Precious Metals (U.S. Bureau of Mint) 408 New shaft house..containing the 40-horse~power engine and hoister.
b. The person on whose back a pupil was hoisted to receive a flogging. (See hoist v. 1c.)
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society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > one who is beaten > one who supports a person for
hoister1836
1836 E. Howard Rattlin xiv The two school men~servants came in, one..being the obnoxious hoister.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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hoister
hoister n. a housebreaker (perhaps obsolete); a shoplifter; a pickpocket.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [noun]
housebreakera1400
burglary1533
burglar1541
burglarer1598
mill1607
mill-ken1667
hoister1708
crack1749
cracksman1819
screwsman1819
screwer1831
crib-cracker1879
cracker1886
key worker1895
houseman1904
home invader1907
in and out man1961
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > pickpocket or cutpurse > [noun] > pickpocket
fig-boyc1555
foister1585
foist1591
pickpocket1591
bung1600
diver1608
pocket-picker1622
pocketeerc1626
bung-nipper1659
file1673
filer1674
shark1707
hoister1708
knuckle1781
knuckler1801
buzzgloak1819
cly-faker1819
fingersmith1819
knuck1819
fogle hunter1821
buzzman1832
nobbler1839
wire1851
gonoph1853
wirer1857
dip1859
moll-tooler1859
buzzer1862
hook1863
snotter1864
tool1865
pocket-cutter1885
dipper1889
pogue-hunter1896
pick1902
finger1925
whizz1925
whizzer1925
prat diggera1931
whizz-boy1931
whizz-man1932
reefer1935
1708 Mem. John Hall 6 Hoisters, such as help one another upon their Backs in the Night-time to get into Windows.
1790 H. T. Potter Dict. Cant & Flash Lang. Hoister, a shoplifter, a cadger.
1938 F. D. Sharpe Sharpe of Flying Squad xiv. 154 Gangs of women shop~lifters or ‘Hoisters’ are to be found in Hoxton.
1970 M. Kenyon 100,000 Welcomes ii. 10 That half-world of hustlers, hoisters, screwsmen, bogeys, bird, bent gear and tom.
1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard ii. 45 The hoister was held under a guard a dozen strong.
1971 L. R. Gribble Alias the Victim viii. 140 Cop slang. A hoister is a pick~pocket or shoplifter.
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n.1836
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