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Hoist

2 stages from Middle Dutch/Low German to English.

Today it means to raise or lift something, especially using ropes, pulleys, or machinery
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hyssen
Middle Dutch/Low German · medieval
"to lift, to raise"
to lift or raise, especially a sail or flag
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hoist
English · 1500s
"to raise or lift something, especially with mechanical help"
settled as the English word for raising something, especially by mechanical means
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