informal
■ exclamation used to attract attention.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~d ) make such a call.
Phrases
within ~ Austral./NZ within reach.
Origin
C18: imitative of a signal used by Australian Aboriginals and copied by settlers.
informal
■ exclamation used to attract attention.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~d ) make such a call.
Phrases
within ~ Austral./NZ within reach.
Origin
C18: imitative of a signal used by Australian Aboriginals and copied by settlers.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004