hollo

holla (ˈhɒlə) or holloa (həˈləʊ)

/ (ˈhɒləʊ) /

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noun plural -los, -las or -loas (-ˈləʊz)

a cry for attention, or of encouragement

interjection

a cry for attention, or of encouragement

verb

(intr) to shout

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Word Origin for hollo

C16: from French holà ho there!

Words nearby hollo

Holliday, Holliger, Hollingshead, Hollister, Holliston, hollo, hollow, hollow back, hollow-eyed, hollow-forge, hollow-ground

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How to use hollo in a sentence

I thought Guy did not half like it the other day, when he rode up with his "Hollo, Morville!"
The Heir of Redclyffe|Charlotte M. Yonge
I wish you could ha' heard how the women screamed, Sammy, ven they picked up the shepherd from underneath the table—Hollo!
The Pickwick Papers|Charles Dickens
He called out to the imp, again--'Hollo, you boy, never mind that horse; these people will all be here before I can get there.'
Home as Found|James Fenimore Cooper
But first, do you see, let's waken him; for a sleeping man's twice as heavy as one that's awake—Hollo, friend!
Tales And Novels, Volume 1 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth

I have written to Adam Ferguson, who will come with a whoop and a hollo.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10)|John Gibson Lockhart