holla

[ hol-uh ]

/ ˈhɒl ə /

(used as an informal greeting.)

(an informal exclamation of enthusiasm, joy, etc.)

(used especially during a hunt) hallo.

Obsolete. cease! halt!

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Also hol·lo

[hol-oh] /ˈhɒl oʊ/ .

1500–50; <Middle French hola, equivalent to ho ‘ahoy’ + la ‘there’

Here, Tommy, catch hold of him t'other side before he can holla.
Tom Brown's School Days|Thomas Hughes
They saw Theseus and called to him, "Holla, tall stranger at the door, what is your will to-day?"
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12)|Various
He was indeed a great master of this kind of vociferation, and had a holla proper for most occasions in life.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling|Henry Fielding
Then Theseus shouted to him, "Holla, thou valiant Pine-bender, hast thou two fir-trees left for me?"
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12)|Various

He meant he lived as far as a man's voice would carry with one yell and a holla.
A Knight of the Cumberland|John Fox Jr.