HOYMAN

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hoyman \Hoy"man\, n.; pl. {Hoymen}.
   One who navigates a hoy.
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         A common hoyman to carry goods by water for hire.
                                                  --Hobart.
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from Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

HOYMAN. The master or captain of a hoy. 
     2. Hoymen are liable as common carriers. Story, Bailm. Sec. 496.

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