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hollo
/ həˈləʊ, ˈhɒlə, ˈhɒləʊ /
noun
a cry for attention, or of encouragement
interjection
a cry for attention, or of encouragement
verb
(intr) to shout
Word History and Origins
Origin of hollo1
Example Sentences
Undone! undone! un——O! undone! sir—— the first time?——No, ’tis the second, third, sixth, tenth time, sir,——hey-day!—what a trampling over head!—hollo! cabin boy! what’s the matter?—
When we had stepped to where I thought they were, for me to stop and he would hollo as loud as he could, "howdy doo."
And a good south wind sprang up behind, The albatross did follow, And every day for food or play Came to the mariner’s “hollo!”
I cannot write much in this bustle of engagements, with Sir Francis's mob holloing under the windows.
And every day, for food or play, Came to the mariner’s hollo!
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