heave-ho

[ heev-hoh ]
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nounInformal.
  1. an act of rejection, dismissal, or forcible ejection: The bartender gave the noisy drunk the old heave-ho.

Origin of heave-ho

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Noun use of phrase heave ho,Middle English havehou, hevelow

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British Dictionary definitions for heave-ho

heave-ho

sentence substitute
  1. a sailors' cry, as when hoisting anchor

noun
  1. informal dismissal, as from employment

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