noun Informal.
an act of rejection, dismissal, or forcible ejection: The bartender gave the noisy drunk the old heave-ho.
Origin:
noun use of phrase heave ho, Middle English havehou, hevelow
noun use of phrase heave ho, Middle English havehou, hevelow
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| heave-ho | |
| —sentence substitute | |
| 1. | a sailors' cry, as when hoisting anchor |
| —n | |
| 2. | informal dismissal, as from employment |
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