hollo
Britishnoun
interjection
verb
Etymology
Origin of hollo
C16: from French holà ho there!
Example Sentences
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Then clapping heel to his horse, the mere curveter, Out rode the Duke, and after his hollo Horses and hounds swept, huntsman and servitor, And back I turned and bade the crone follow.
From An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry by Hiram Corson
I was awakened the next morning about seven o'clock by Mr. Davis, who came into the stable below, calling out: 'What! hollo, lassy!
From Forgotten Tales of Long Ago by F. D. Bedford
De horses had sense enough to double up when dat man hollo from de top of dem.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
"I always add my hollo," said the yeoman, "when I see a good shot, or a gallant blow."
From Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
I began to hollo desperately, calling frantically for help with such a piercing voice as I had never dreamt of possessing before.
From My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) by I. Stone Sanpietro
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