- a variation of holla.
hollo
Britishnoun
interjection
verb
Etymology
Origin of hollo
C16: from French holà ho there!
Example Sentences
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The signal to engage shall be A whistle and a hollo; Be one and all but firm, like me, And conquest soon will follow!
From Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes by W. H. (William Henry) Fitchett
Riches are yours with a dollar bill; A million's the same little digit still, With nothing but naughts to follow, So hollo!
From Impertinent Poems by Edmund Vance Cooke
He said that when he had got off far enough he would hollo, and then Pony could go in.
From The Flight of Pony Baker A Boy's Town Story by William Dean Howells
And a good south wind sprung up behind; The Albatross did follow, And every day, for food or play, Came to the mariner's hollo!
From Selections from Five English Poets by Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) Litchfield
So, hollo, my lord duke," he cried; "what taketh thee abroad in this guise so early?
From Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times by Elbridge Streeter Brooks
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