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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Hoist \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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails. --Pope.
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           Hoisting him into his father's throne.   --South.
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     Hoisting engine, a steam engine for operating a hoist.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Hoist \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.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  hoisting engine /hˈɔɪstɪŋ ˈɛndʒɪn/
  Fördermaschine  [min.]
     Synonyms: hoist, hoister, drawing engine, winding engine, mine hoist, winder, gig
  
   see: hoists, hoisters, hoisting engines, drawing engines, winding engines, mine hoists, winders, gigs
  

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