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yo-heave-ho
[ yoh-heev-hoh ]
interjection
- (a chant formerly shouted by sailors to maintain a steady rhythm when hauling something together.)
yo-heave-ho
/ ˌjəʊhiːvˈhəʊ /
interjection
- a cry formerly used by sailors while pulling or lifting together in rhythm
Word History and Origins
Origin of yo-heave-ho1
Example Sentences
Day began to break; the shores of the Frith became dimly visible; the Bass, like a fixed cloud, appeared on the distant horizon; it was more than half-tide; and, as he stood upon the pier, he heard the yo-heave-ho! of seamen proceeding from a smack which lay on the south side of the harbour, by the lowest bridge.
There they stand, six or eight stalwart sunburnt fellows, ranged in a row in the "seine" boat, hauling with all their might at the "tuck" net, and roaring the regular nautical "Yo-heave-ho!" in chorus!
Three of our seamen instantly set their backs against it, and with a “Yo-heave-ho,” they forced it in.
And it's Yo-heave-ho! on the briny billows in a bouncing brigantine!
“Avast heavin’!” and once the “Yo-heave-ho!” chanted by a chorus of the crew.
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