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 John Wilson
And the good south wind still blew behind, But no sweet bird did follow, Nor any day for food or play Came to the mariner’s hollo!
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 by Charles Herbert Sylvester
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
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 Oliver Optic
De horses had sense enough to double up when dat man hollo from de top of dem.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
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