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halloo (v.)
see hallo.
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hallo (interj.)shout to call attention, 1781, earlier hollo, holla (also see hello). "Such forms, being mere syllables to call attention, are freely varied for sonorous effect" [Century Dictionary]. Old English had ea la. Halow as a shipman's cry to incite effort is from mid-15c.; Halloo as a verb, "to pursue with shouts, to shout in the chase," is from late 14c. Compare also harou, cry of distress, late 13c., from French.
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Definitions of halloo
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halloo (v.)
urge on with shouts;
halloo the dogs in a hunt
halloo (v.)
shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention;
2
halloo (n.)
a shout to attract attention;
he gave a great halloo but no one heard him
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