hollo

/ həˈləʊ; ˈhɒləʊ; ˈhɒlə /

noun

1. a cry for attention, or of encouragement

interjection

1. a cry for attention, or of encouragement

verb

1. intr to shout

Word History and Origins

Origin of hollo¹

C16: from French holà ho there!

Example Sentences

I thought Guy did not half like it the other day, when he rode up with his "Hollo, Morville!"

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I wish you could ha' heard how the women screamed, Sammy, ven they picked up the shepherd from underneath the table—Hollo!

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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.'

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But first, do you see, let's waken him; for a sleeping man's twice as heavy as one that's awake—Hollo, friend!

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I have written to Adam Ferguson, who will come with a whoop and a hollo.

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