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Hollo

Hol*lo"\, interj. & n. [See Halloo, and cf. Holla.] 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. --Coleridge.

Hollo

Hol"lo\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Holloed; p. pr. & vb. n. Holloing.] [See Hollo, interj., and cf. Halloo.] To call out or exclaim; to halloo. This form is now mostly replaced by hello.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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hollo

noun
1. a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" 

verb
1. encourage somebody by crying hollo 
2. cry hollo 
3. utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: shout] 
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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