Ho

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ho

1 [hoh]

–interjection

1.	(used as a call to attract attention, sometimes specially used after a word denoting a destination): Westward ho! Land ho!

2.	(used as an exclamation of surprise or delight.)

Origin:
1250–1300; ME

ho

2 [hoh]

–interjection

(used as a command to a horse to stop.)

Origin:
1300–50; ME < OF. See whoa

HO

[hoh]

–noun

(in police use) habitual offender.

Ho

Symbol, Chemistry.

holmium.

H.O.

Head Office; Home Office.

ho.

house.

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ho¹ (hō)

interj. Used to express surprise or joy, to attract attention to something sighted, or to urge onward: Land ho! Westward ho!

ho² (hō)

n. pl. hos
Slang A prostitute.

[African American Vernacular English, alteration of whore.]

Ho¹
The symbol for the element holmium.

Ho²
abbr. Bible Hosea

hol·mi·um (hōl'mē-əm)

n. Symbol Ho
A relatively soft, malleable, stable rare-earth element occurring in gadolinite, monazite, and other rare-earth minerals. Atomic number 67; atomic weight 164.930; melting point 1,461°C; boiling point 2,600°C; specific gravity 8.803; valence 3. See Table at element.

[After Holmia (Stockholm), Sweden.]

Ho·se·a² (hō-zē'ə, -zā'ə)

n. Abbr. Hos. or Ho
See Table at Bible.

[After Hosea.]

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Slang Dictionary

hoe

and ho

n.
a prostitute; a whore. (Originally black. Streets.) : Get them hoes outa here!

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

exclamation of surprise, etc., c.1300; as an exclamation calling attention, c.1430. Used after the name of a place to which attention is called (cf. Westward-Ho) it dates from 1593, originally a cry of boatmen, etc., announcing departures for a particular destination. Ho-ho-ho expressing laughter is recorded from c.1150.

Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: Ho
Function: symbol
holmium

Medical Dictionary

Ho
The symbol for the element holmium.

Abbreviations & Acronyms

holmium
Hosea

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