Hox (?), v. t. [See Hock. √12.] To hock; to hamstring. See Hock.
[Obs.] Shak.
Hoy (?), n. [D. heu, or Flem. hui.] (Naut.) A small coaster vessel,
usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods from place
to place, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.
The hoy went to London every week.
Cowper.
Hoy, interj. [D. hui. Cf. Ahoy.] Ho! Halloe! Stop!
Hoy"den (?), n. Same as Hoiden.
Hoy"man (?), n.; pl. Hoymen (&?;). One who navigates a hoy.
A common hoyman to carry goods by water for hire.
Hobart.
||Hua*na"co (?), n. (Zoˆl.) See Guanaco.
Hub (?), n. [See 1st Hob.] 1. The central part, usually cylindrical, of
a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box.