halloo

(hə lo̵̅o̅′)

intransitive verb, transitive verb hallooed, hallooing

Origin: ME halowen < interj. halou: prob. also < OFr halloer, to follow after with much noise

interjection, noun

(a shout or call) used esp. to attract a person's attention or to urge on hounds in hunting

See halloo in American Heritage Dictionary 4

interjection

noun pl. hal·loos also hal·loas

A shout or call of “halloo.”

verb hal·looed also hal·loaed, hal·loo·ing also hal·loa·ing, hal·loos also hal·loas

verb, intransitive

To shout “halloo.”

verb, transitive

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of obsolete holla, stop!; see hello

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