yo-ho
Americaninterjection
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of yo-ho
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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The Met's mighty Brunnhilde comes through a good yo-ho above everyone else.
From Time Magazine Archive
A pirate bold, on th' Spanish Main— Set sail, yo-ho, an' away we go— "Starboard yore helm, you lubbers!" he shouted when the horses headed towards Mexico.
From Hopalong Cassidy by Mulford, Clarence E.
Explain: grays, boot, yo-ho, chaises, paddock, dowager, rickyards, brake, crescents.
From Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year by Hartwell, E. C. (Ernest Clark)
They had managed to steal near enough to hear Englishmen conversing on board, orders given, and the yo-hoing of invisible sailors, trimming the yards of the ship to the fitful airs.
From Romance by Conrad, Joseph
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