hollo

/ həˈləʊ; ˈhɒlə; ˈhɒləʊ /

noun

1. a cry for attention, or of encouragement

interjection

1. a cry for attention, or of encouragement

verb

1. intr to shout

Word History and Origins

Origin of hollo¹

C16: from French holà ho there!

Example Sentences

Undone! undone! un——O! undone! sir——What the first time?——No, ’tis the second, third, sixth, tenth time, sir,——hey-day!—what a trampling over head!—hollo! cabin boy! what’s the matter?—

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When we had stepped to where I thought they were, for me to stop and he would hollo as loud as he could, "howdy doo."

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And a good south wind sprang up behind,     The albatross did follow, And every day for food or play     Came to the mariner’s “hollo!”

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I cannot write much in this bustle of engagements, with Sir Francis's mob holloing under the windows.

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And every day, for food or play,     Came to the mariner’s hollo!

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