halloo

[ huh-loo ]

/ həˈlu /

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interjection, noun, plural hal·loos, verb (used with or without object), hal·looed, hal·loo·ing.

hallo.

Nearby words

halling, hallion's test, hallmark, hallo, halloa, halloo, hallopeau's disease, halloumi, hallow, hallowed, halloween

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Examples from the Web for halloo

It was remarked afterwards that the Squire had never been known to halloo to a fox in that way before.
Ralph the Heir|Anthony Trollope
Ye clumps of buffalo grass, I tell you and send it to you that ye may hear it, halloo!
Omaha sociology (1884 N 03 / 1881-1882 (pages 205-370))|James Owen Dorsey
And away he ran among the trees in search of his pigs, while Eric heard his little drum, and his song of "Rub-a-dub, halloo!"
The Gold Thread|Norman MacLeod
When I come, said he, I will halloo, and you must let me in.
Alonzo and Melissa|Daniel Jackson, Jr.

All ye small animals, I tell you and send it to you that ye may hear it, halloo!
Omaha sociology (1884 N 03 / 1881-1882 (pages 205-370))|James Owen Dorsey

British Dictionary definitions for halloo

halloo

hallo or halloa (həˈləʊ)

/ (həˈluː) /

sentence substitute

a shout to attract attention, esp to call hounds at a hunt

noun plural -loos, -los or -loas

a shout of "halloo"

verb -loos, -looing, -looed, -los, -loing, -loed, -loas, -loaing or -loaed

to shout (something) to (someone)

(tr) to urge on or incite (dogs) with shouts

Word Origin for halloo

C16: perhaps variant of hallow to encourage hounds by shouting

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