They . . . hoised up the mainsail to the wind.
Acts xxvii. 40.
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.
They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails.
Pope.
Hoisting him into his father's throne.
South.
Hoisting engine, a steam engine for operating a hoist.
Hoist, n. 1. That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for
lifting goods.