Present participle of heize; the action of raising or lifting something progressively.
Present participle formed by adding -ing to the verb heize, following standard English gerund and continuous tense formation patterns.
Even rarer than 'heized,' this form might appear in 19th-century naval logs describing the action of raising sails, but modern sailors prefer 'hoisting' which sounds more authoritative.
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