HALLOO


Meaning of HALLOO in English

■ exclamation used to incite dogs to the chase during a hunt.

↘used to attract someone's attention.

■ noun a cry of ‘~’.

■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) cry or shout ‘~’.

Origin

C16: prob. from the obs. v. hallow 'pursue or urge on with shouts', from imitative OFr. haloer .

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