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Hos.

American  

abbreviation

Bible.
  1. Hosea.


Hos. British  

abbreviation

  1. Hosea

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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And right there, right in front of them big ornamental doors, we see Miss G. Washington Flamm, with about a thousand other carriages and wagons and Tally ho's and etcetry, and etcetry.

From Samantha at Saratoga by Holley, Marietta

My appearance upon the door-step was the signal for a burst of deep and long-rolling, "Ho, ho's," and then the ceremony commenced.

From The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America by Butler, William Francis

It isn't only what Baumberger thinks—I don't know as ho's got anything to say about it—it's what I think.

From Good Indian by Bower, B. M.

Mr. Potiphar exploded in great ha ha's and ho ho's, from the end of the table.

From The Potiphar Papers by Curtis, George William

Radisson's speech was received with "Ho, ho's" of applause.

From Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

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