heigh
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of heigh
First recorded in 1565–75
Example Sentences
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The goalie who got the most love from players outside of Vasilevskiy is Saros, who comes in on the polar opposite end of the spectrum from a heigh standpoint.
From Washington Times • Oct. 4, 2023
My pleasure of thought is the pleasure of thinking How pleasant it is to have money, heigh ho!
From Time Magazine Archive
The whole towne is built upon a rock, which is heigh and steep to the water.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams
As the light-footed fairy, heigh ho! heigh ho!
From National Rhymes of the Nursery by Various
Well, I’ll wake him out o’ that, wi’ a heigh an’ a ho; and here goo to begin it!”
From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne
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