halloo

halloo
halloo [hə lo͞o′]
vi., vt.
hallooed, hallooing [ME halowen < interj. halou: prob. also < OFr halloer, to follow after with much noise]
1. to shout or call out in order to attract the attention of (a person)
2. Hunting to urge on (hounds) by shouting or calling “halloo”
3. to shout or yell, as in greeting or surprise
interj., n.
(a shout or call) used esp. to attract a person's attention or to urge on hounds in hunting

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  • Halloo — Hal*loo (h[a^]l*l[=oo] ), n. [Perh. fr. ah + lo; cf. AS. eal[=a], G. halloh, F. haler to set (a dog) on. Cf. {Hollo}, interj.] A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout. [1913 Webster] List! List!… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Halloo — Hal*loo , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hallooed} ( l[=oo]d ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hallooing}.] To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to a person, as by the word halloo. [1913 Webster] Country folks hallooed and hooted after me. Sir P. Sidney.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Halloo — Hal*loo , v. t. 1. To encourage with shouts. [1913 Webster] Old John hallooes his hounds again. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. To chase with shouts or outcries. [1913 Webster] If I fly . . . Halloo me like a hare. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To call or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Halloo — Hal*loo , interj. [OE. halow. See {Halloo}, n.] An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one. Now mostly replaced by {hello}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • halloo — /həˈlu/ (say huh looh) interjection 1. (an exclamation used to attract attention, to incite hunting dogs to the chase, etc.) –noun (plural halloos) 2. the cry halloo! : *And a wild halloo at the kill we d raise – / We were light of heart in the… …  

  • halloo — 1. interjection a) Used to greet someone, or to catch their attention b) Used in hunting to urge on the pursuers 2. noun A shout of halloo 3. verb …   Wiktionary

  • halloo — hal·loo || hÉ™ luː v. shout something; shout halloo ; urge or encourage hunting dogs by calling out halloo interj. yell used to attract something or someone s attention; shout used to encourage dogs in hunting …   English contemporary dictionary

  • halloo — exclamation used to incite dogs to the chase during a hunt. ↘used to attract someone s attention. noun a cry of ‘halloo’. verb (halloos, hallooing, hallooed) cry or shout ‘halloo’. Origin C16: prob. from the obs. v. hallow pursue or urge on with… …   English new terms dictionary

  • halloo — int., n., & v. int. 1 inciting dogs to the chase. 2 calling attention. 3 expressing surprise. n. the cry halloo . v. (halloos, hallooed) 1 intr. cry halloo , esp. to dogs. 2 intr. shout to attract attention. 3 tr. urge on (dogs etc.) with shouts …   Useful english dictionary

  • halloo — see don’t halloo till you are out of the wood …   Proverbs new dictionary

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