The Scottish poet William Falconer, author of a nautical dictionary, wrote 1769: "If the master intends to give any order to the people in the main-top, he calls, Main-top, hoay!
Der schottische Dichter William Falconer, Autor eines nautischen Wörterbuchs, schrieb 1769: „If the master intends to give any order to the people in the main-top, he calls, Main-top, hoay!