One who, or that which, hoists or lifts.
One who, or that which, hoists or lifts.
putting one foot into it, so as the better to secure his slippery hand-hold on the whip itself, the hoisters ran him high up to the top of the head, almost before Tashtego could have reached its interior bottom.
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(transitive) To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
(archaic, US) A kind of mechanical lift (elevator).
(transitive, historical) To lift someone up to be flogged.
(transitive, sport, often, figurative) To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.
(UK, slang) A thief.
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