Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Hoy

Hoy , noun

[Dutch heu, or Flem. hui.]

(Nautical) A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods from place to place, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.
The hoy went to London every week. — Cowper

Hoy , interjection

[Dutch hui. Compare Ahoy.]

Ho! Halloe! Stop!