Hoick (verb) (BrEn)
hoy-k
Lift or pull abruptly or with effort.
Late 19th century: perhaps a variant of hike.
Example sentences
“She hoicked her bag up onto the desk and insisted on seeing the manager.”
“Just hoick up the anchor and let’s get going.”
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