- a variation of view halloa.
view halloo
Britishinterjection
noun
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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
He was a sportsman keen and true, Who dearly loved the "view halloo!"
From Recollections of Bytown and Its Old Inhabitants by William Pittman Lett
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 Edith Wharton
But no," he added, as the "view halloo" of the hunters rose in air, "'t is but the merry chase.
From Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times by Elbridge Streeter Brooks
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