heigh-ho
Americaninterjection
interjection
Etymology
Origin of heigh-ho
First recorded in 1545–55
Example Sentences
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As the light-headed fairy? heigh ho, Heigh ho!
From Literature for Children by Lowe, Orton
"Heigh ho, this is a big river," she exclaimed a little later as she stood on the bank of a swiftly flowing stream.
From The Iceberg Express by Cory, David
"Heigh ho," said Mary Louise, "what next, I wonder," and she looked at a toy regiment of wooden soldiers marching down the street.
From The Iceberg Express by Cory, David
As the light-hearted fairy? heigh ho, Heigh ho!
From Literature for Children by Lowe, Orton
Then muse not, Nymphs, though I bemoan The absence of fair Rosaline, Since for a fair there's fairer none, Nor for her virtues so divine: 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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