halloo
halloo · halloos
A shout of hallooA shout of halloo.
/həˈluː/
» Never halloo till you are out of the woods.
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1 sensesA shout of halloo.
a shout to attract attention
Examples
2 sentencesNever halloo till you are out of the woods.
In the morning Bucklaw rushed into his host's apartment with a loud halloo, which might have awaked the dead.
Origin
From Middle English hallow (“pursue, urge on”), from Old French haloer, which is imitativeFrom Middle English hallow (“pursue, urge on”), from Old French haloer, which is imitative.
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