heigh-ho
Americaninterjection
interjection
Etymology
Origin of heigh-ho
First recorded in 1545–55
Example Sentences
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Heigh ho for gossip then, and common sighs— And let his death bring tears in no one's eyes.
From Foliage by Davies, William H.
More we enjoy it, more it dies; If not enjoyed, it sighing cries— Heigh ho!
From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
As the light-footed fairy? heigh ho, Heigh ho!
From Literature for Children by Lowe, Orton
Her neck is like a stately tower Where Love himself imprison'd lies, To watch for glances every hour From her divine and sacred eyes: Heigh ho, for Rosaline!
From The Golden Treasury Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and arranged with Notes by Various
Her neck like to a stately tower Where Love himself imprison'd lies, To watch for glances every hour From her divine and sacred eyes: Heigh ho, fair Rosaline!
From The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language by Palgrave, Francis Turner
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