- a variation of view halloa.
view halloo
Britishinterjection
noun
Example Sentences
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The view halloo began when M.G.M. announced plans to picturize Uncle Tom's Cabin.
From Time Magazine Archive
Britain's general election campaign was enlivened by shouts of view halloo last week as the Tory Party, in full cry, prepared to close in on Harold J. Laski, Chairman of the Labor Party.
From Time Magazine Archive
To Evan it was like the view halloo of the huntsman.
From The Deaves Affair by Footner, Hulbert
"An old-fashioned Virginia fox-hunt, gentlemen!" he cried gayly, giving the view halloo!
From For Love of Country A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution by Brady, Cyrus Townsend
To the Duchess's "view halloo" every drop of blood in him responded; but a vigilant image kept his bosom barred.
From The Valley of Decision by Wharton, Edith
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