view halloa

or view halloo


nounFox Hunting.
  1. the shout made by a hunter on seeing a fox break cover.

Origin of view halloa

1
First recorded in 1755–65

Words Nearby view halloa

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How to use view halloa in a sentence

  • At the same moment Mr. Dunborough caught sight of the tutor, and bore down on him with a view halloa.

    The Castle Inn | Stanley John Weyman
  • A line of a hunting song, bawled at the top of a musical voice and ending in a shrill 'view halloa!'

    The Castle Inn | Stanley John Weyman
  • Another glass would have made him give a stunning view-halloa.

    Ask Momma | R. S. Surtees
  • My uncle waved his whip in the air with a shrill view-halloa.

    Rodney Stone | Arthur Conan Doyle