Talk:hoist

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What is the authority for saying that the past participle is "hoisted"? It seems to me that it is "hoist". In Hamlet, Shakespeare says "hoist with his own petar)d)", and that is clearly a use of the past participle.

See the usage notes. Equinox 04:13, 12 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]