† hissa, int. Obs.
[Cf. heisau, under heeze v., quot. 1549. Also Sp. hiza, ‘hoise, as mariners hoise vp saile’ (Minsheu); Pg. i{cced}a interj., a term used by seamen in hauling a rope: see hoise.]
A cry used on ship-board in hauling or hoisting.
| c 1450 Pilgr. Sea Voy 13 in Stac. Rome etc. 37 With ‘howe! hissa!’ then they [the sailors] cry, ‘What, howe, mate! thow stondyst to ny, Thy felow may nat hale the by’. |