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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



... When I come back wid de two bottel I meet plenty men wid de tubs: dey say, 'Hollo there, who be you?' I say, 'I come from station; bring massa two bottel, and I show um.' Den dey say, 'Where you massa?' and I say, 'At um house at Ryde'—(den dey tink dat you my massa, Massa Farren)—so dey say, 'Yes, ...
— Olla Podrida • Frederick Marryat

... a good south wind sprung up behind; The Albatross did follow, And every day, for food or play, Came to the mariners' hollo! ...
— Book of English Verse • Bulchevy

... 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, Vol. 1, July 17, 1841 • Various

... while several flashes told of dropping shots after the fugitive. They did not stop him, though; and, to our great relief, we heard the wild rush of the frightened horse subside into a long stretching gallop, and the wind brought back a cheery hollo—"Forr'ard, forr'ard away!" ...
— Guy Livingstone; - or, 'Thorough' • George A. Lawrence

... Dumps, as he heard the clock strike twelve, 'it never struck me before; but now you mention it, I—Hollo! hollo!' shouted the persecuted individual, as the omnibus dashed past Drury-lane, where he had directed to be set down.—'Where ...
— Sketches by Boz - illustrative of everyday life and every-day people • Charles Dickens


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