Hoh

[ hoh ]

noun

, plural Hoh

1. Also called Chal·at’ [chah-, laht]. a member of an Indigenous people of northwestern Washington State originally speaking Quinault but gradually, through intermarriage, coming to speak Quileute.
2. a river flowing from Mount Olympus through the Olympic Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. 56 miles (90 km) long.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Hoh.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hoh¹

First recorded in 1865–70; from Quinault Hoxw, Húxw, the name of the river

Example Sentences

It was the fall of 2009 and the staffer, Matthew Hoh, who reported to Ruggiero, had decided to resign in protest of the war.

From The Daily Beast

“He was willing to sit back and go into receive mode,” says Hoh.

From The Daily Beast

As Matthew Hoh once asked, “Do you want Americans fighting and dying for the Karzai regime?”

From The Daily Beast

With two Hoh-Madams she accosted the frighted fair-one; who, terrified, caught hold of my sleeve.

From Project Gutenberg

And I rattles off, solemn-like: 'Me—hoh—puh—fih—chu—lang—ra—ta—ta—poh—uh—ee—lee—shung—la—uh—uh—uh!'

From Project Gutenberg

When they opened the window or door, then would he run away laughing ho, ho, hoh!

From Project Gutenberg

The Ta-Hoh should constitute a magnificent sight, but it is also said to contain some scorched or dried up soil.

From Project Gutenberg

Here are writings "spread abroad" within the Ta-hoh or Great Canyon.

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