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
I walk with the owl, and make many to cry as loud as she doth hollo.
From The Sources and Analogues of 'A Midsummer-night's Dream' by Compiled by Frank Sidgwick
When a fair wind sprang up behind, The Albatross did follow, And every day hindered our way, Despite the Mariner's hollo!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 19th 1893 by Various
But that only made him hollo the louder, and he holloed so loud that at last he made somebody hear.
From Boy Life Stories and Readings Selected From The Works of William Dean Howells by Percival Chubb
"I always add my hollo," said the yeoman, "when I see a good shot, or a gallant blow."
From Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
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