hollo
Britishnoun
interjection
verb
Etymology
Origin of hollo
C16: from French holà ho there!
Example Sentences
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And then, during the hushed midnight hours, how jocund the whoop and hollo from the heart of a sycamore—grey rock, or ivied Tower!
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 by Wilson, John
It is usually chaunted in a sort of wild recitative, except the burden, which swells into a long and varied howl, not unlike to a view hollo'.
From Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 by Scott, Walter, Sir
I did not mean to say 'I'—much less 'you'—in reference to who should hollo 'Halves!' to our sleeping benefactor.
From Copper Streak Trail by Rhodes, Eugene Manlove
"Well, hollo, mister!" cried a hotel hostler as they approached near enough to have the manner of their travelling discernible,—"what ha' you done wi' your waggin?"
From A Letter of Credit by Warner, Susan
And a good south wind sprung up behind;34-12 The Albatross did follow, And every day, for food or play, Came to the mariner’s hollo!
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert
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