hallo
interjection
(used to call or answer someone, or to incite dogs in hunting.)
halloa
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a variation of
hallo.
Example Sentences
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Far behind sounded a faint halloa, but she did not turn her head.
From Peggy Owen and Liberty by Lucy Foster Madison
"Better not halloa till we are, Mr. Carter."
From Trusia A Princess of Krovitch by Davis Brinton
Bickers would never see him till he came close up, and then Marky would have the sack on in two twos before he could halloa.
From The Master of the Shell by Talbot Baines Reed
There was a faint halloa at the top of the hill: 'Try-Tra-i-y.'
From Lives of the Fur Folk by M. D. Haviland
A bobbing light appeared on the edge, and a faint halloa reached her.
From Kildares of Storm by Eleanor Mercein Kelly
