"Hills hoist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Hills hoists [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Hills hoist}} Hills hoist (plural Hills hoists)
  1. Alternative form of Hills Hoist Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Hills Hoist
    Sense id: en-Hills_hoist-en-noun-Xwg8I7R~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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