a small vessel chiefly used in coasting, or carrying goods to or from a ship, in a road or bay, where the ordinary lighters cannot be managed with safety or convenience.

of the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland, is situated between the island of Pomona and the north coast of Caithness, and is separated from the small island of Gremsay by a sound about a mile in breadth. See Orkney Islands.

HOXTER, a city of Prussia, the capital of a circle of the same name, in the Minden division of the province of Westphalia. It is situated on the river Weser, and contains 460 houses, with 3411 inhabitants. The manufactures are linen, leather, and table-cloths. Long. 9. 16. 11. E. Lat. 51. 46. 42. N.