- a variation of holla.
hollo
Britishnoun
interjection
verb
Etymology
Origin of hollo
C16: from French holà ho there!
Example Sentences
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And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day, for food or play, Came to the mariners' hollo!
From English Songs and Ballads by Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson)
And Tom made another loutish salute, and cut the conference short by turning off the path and beginning to hollo after some trespassing cattle.
From Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
They would come down closer and then stop and hollo the same words.
From A Trip to California in 1853 Recollections of a Gold Seeking Trip by Ox Train across the Plains and Mountains by an Old Illinois Pioneer by Bailey, Washington
When the crackling would fizzle, he hollo and say 'don't put so much fire.'
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Ohio Narratives by Work Projects Administration
You mustn’t hollo like that when you are on duty,” interposed De Forrest.
From Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark by Optic, Oliver
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