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Hollo   /hˈɑlˌoʊ/   Listen
verb
Hollo  v. i.  (past & past part. holloed; pres. part. holloing)  To call out or exclaim; to halloo.



interjection
Hollo  interj., n.  Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo. "And every day, for food or play, Came to the mariner's hollo."






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"Hollo" Quotes from Famous Books



... I thought there was a superfine Persuasion in his face; but the free glow That filled it when he stopped and cried, "Hollo!" Shone joyously, and so I let it shine. He said his name was Fleming Helphenstine, But be that as it may; — I only know He talked of this and that and So-and-So, And laughed and chaffed like any ...
— The Children of the Night • Edwin Arlington Robinson

... MANAGER.—Hollo! Mr. Punch, what are you saying? I understood you were always a staunch Whig, and a supporter of the ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, Complete • Various

... the line for me at last," said Preston. "All's well that ends well. Hollo! here's my hook gone, broken off, float and all. Where's that ...
— Melbourne House • Elizabeth Wetherell

... came, an uproar and noise of tumbling about was heard; at first it was low, but it grew louder and louder. Then it was quiet for awhile, and at length with a loud scream, half a man came down the chimney and fell before him. "Hollo!" cried he, "another half belongs to this. This is too little!" Then the uproar began again, there was a roaring and howling, and the other half fell down likewise. "Wait," said he, "I will just blow up the fire a little for thee." ...
— Household Tales by Brothers Grimm • Grimm Brothers

... Glendower is a black necromancer who can call to his aid the dread demons of the air. Hark to that blast," he added, as a great gust of wind shook the royal tent. "'T is like a knight's defiance, and, like true knights, let us answer it. Hollo, young Lionel, be thou warder of thy king, and sound ...
— Historic Boys - Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times • Elbridge Streeter Brooks


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