hoistingn.

/ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/

Etymology: < hoist v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of hoist v.: raising, lifting, elevation. literal and figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [noun] > hoisting

weighing1485

heeze1513

hoisting1641

hoist1654

heezy1719

hoise1787

1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 50 He was the subversion, and fall of that Monarchy, which was the hoisting of him.

1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France i. 117 The lowering or the hoisting of a sail.

1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity V. xii. i. 300 The criminal..At the sign of the judge was hauled up with a frightful wrench, and then violently let fall to the ground. This was called, in the common phrase, hoisting.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations, as hoisting-apparatus, hoisting-bridge, hoisting-crab, hoisting-engine, hoisting-jack, hoisting-line, hoisting-machine, hoisting-rope, hoisting-stage, hoisting-tackle, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > lifting or hoisting equipment > [noun] > hoisting-rope

fall-rope1691

hoisting-line1692

hoist-rope1794

hoisting-rope1876

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > bridge > lifting-bridge

leaf bridge1838

lift-bridge1850

lifting-bridge1851

hoisting-bridge1860–4

hoist-bridge1875

bascule-bridge1884

rolling lift bridge1894

1692 Smith's Sea-mans Gram. (new ed.) i. xiv. 64 A hoistinglin for Pennant.

1751 C. Labelye Descr. Westm. Bridge 84 The Centers and hoisting Stage were compleated.

1860–4 Dict. Archit. (Archit. Publ. Soc.) Hoisting bridge..lately employed in canal and railway works, where the platform is required to be raised so as to allow a barge or train to pass underneath.

1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Hoisting-jack, a contrivance by which hand-power is applied to lifting an object by working a screw or lever.

1876 Engineering 21 389 The hoisting rope is led to a drum on the second shaft, which we shall call the hoisting shaft.

1889 E. Matheson Aid Bk. Engin. Enterprise (ed. 2) 725 An ordinary hoisting-crab or winch for working by hand.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

hoisting n. (esp.) shoplifting.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun] > from shops

shoplifting1676

hoist1795

hoisting1936

five-finger discount1966

1936 ‘J. Curtis’ Gilt Kid iv. 39 What did you get done for? Hoisting?

1960 Observer 25 Dec. 7/6 Various petty fiddles and con games to which Christmas trading lent itself, and of course hoisting—shoplifting.

1966 New Statesman 23 Dec. 934/2 You know Annie Ward, well she's on the hoisting racket.

单词	hoisting
释义	hoistingn. /ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/ Etymology: < hoist v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of hoist v.: raising, lifting, elevation. literal and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [noun] > hoisting weighing1485 heeze1513 hoisting1641 hoist1654 heezy1719 hoise1787 1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 50 He was the subversion, and fall of that Monarchy, which was the hoisting of him. 1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France i. 117 The lowering or the hoisting of a sail. 1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity V. xii. i. 300 The criminal..At the sign of the judge was hauled up with a frightful wrench, and then violently let fall to the ground. This was called, in the common phrase, hoisting. Compounds attributive and in other combinations, as hoisting-apparatus, hoisting-bridge, hoisting-crab, hoisting-engine, hoisting-jack, hoisting-line, hoisting-machine, hoisting-rope, hoisting-stage, hoisting-tackle, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > lifting or hoisting equipment > [noun] > hoisting-rope fall-rope1691 hoisting-line1692 hoist-rope1794 hoisting-rope1876 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > bridge > lifting-bridge leaf bridge1838 lift-bridge1850 lifting-bridge1851 hoisting-bridge1860–4 hoist-bridge1875 bascule-bridge1884 rolling lift bridge1894 1692 Smith's Sea-mans Gram. (new ed.) i. xiv. 64 A hoistinglin for Pennant. 1751 C. Labelye Descr. Westm. Bridge 84 The Centers and hoisting Stage were compleated. 1860–4 Dict. Archit. (Archit. Publ. Soc.) Hoisting bridge..lately employed in canal and railway works, where the platform is required to be raised so as to allow a barge or train to pass underneath. 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Hoisting-jack, a contrivance by which hand-power is applied to lifting an object by working a screw or lever. 1876 Engineering 21 389 The hoisting rope is led to a drum on the second shaft, which we shall call the hoisting shaft. 1889 E. Matheson Aid Bk. Engin. Enterprise (ed. 2) 725 An ordinary hoisting-crab or winch for working by hand. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2020). > as lemmas hoisting hoisting n. (esp.) shoplifting. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun] > from shops shoplifting1676 hoist1795 hoisting1936 five-finger discount1966 1936 ‘J. Curtis’ Gilt Kid iv. 39 What did you get done for? Hoisting? 1960 Observer 25 Dec. 7/6 Various petty fiddles and con games to which Christmas trading lent itself, and of course hoisting—shoplifting. 1966 New Statesman 23 Dec. 934/2 You know Annie Ward, well she's on the hoisting racket. extracted from hoistv. < n.1641 as lemmas
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hoistingn.

Compounds

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