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yo-heave-ho

[ yoh-heev-hoh ]

interjection

  1. (a chant formerly shouted by sailors to maintain a steady rhythm when hauling something together.)


yo-heave-ho

/ ˌjəʊhiːvˈhəʊ /

interjection

  1. a cry formerly used by sailors while pulling or lifting together in rhythm
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of yo-heave-ho1

First recorded in 1795–1805
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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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