street cry

British  

noun

1. (often plural) the cry of a street hawker

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Example Sentences

With such a street cry, he did not lack subjects.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

But the grown ladies in the street cry shame upon her, and say: 'What a little fool!

From Norse Tales and Sketches by Kielland, Alexander Lange

The people in the street cry Romeo, Some Juliet, and some Paris; and all run, With open outcry, toward our monument.

From Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, William

At the same season of the year, “Here’s your fine ripe water-melons” also made itself heard above the street noises as a street cry of entirely American origin.

From Forgotten Books of the American Nursery A History of the Development of the American Story-Book by Halsey, Rosalie Vrylina

There is, too, a pleasant touch of individuality in the musical street cry that wakes the morn.

From Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets by Reid, George