hoist
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Research by the late industrial historian Brian Newman concluded the first was built in 1904 by the Glasgow Crane and Electric Hoist Company for a shipyard in Sunderland.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
Hoist the Stanley Cup over her head while representing the Toronto Maple Leafs?
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2022
Bars such as the Coleherne, the Anvil, Bloc, Substation and, most recently, the Hoist, have all disappeared into the annals of gay history, replaced with gastropubs, luxe apartments and identikit offices.
From The Guardian • Oct. 4, 2018
Models of cranes made by Silent Hoist, an industrial engineering company started by Mr. Wunsch’s great-grandfather, who emigrated to the United States from Austria, populate the space.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2017
Hoist the hoar sun to welcome morning’s minions.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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