Found 2 items, similar to Halloo.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: halloo
halloo
n : a shout to attract attention;
“he gave a great halloo but no
one heard him”
v 1: urge on with shouts;
“halloo the dogs in a hunt”
2: shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting
attention
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Halloo
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.
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List! List! I hear
Some far off halloo break the silent air. --Milton.
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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.
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Country folks hallooed and hooted after me. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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Halloo
\Hal*loo"\, v. t.
1. To encourage with shouts.
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Old John hallooes his hounds again. --Prior.
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2. To chase with shouts or outcries.
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If I fly . . . Halloo me like a hare. --Shak.
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3. To call or shout to; to hail. --Shak.
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Halloo
\Hal*loo"\, interj. [OE. halow. See
Halloo, n.]
An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one. Now
mostly replaced by
hello.
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