HEAVE-HO


Meaning of HEAVE-HO in English

Pronunciation: ' h ē v- ' h ō

Function: noun

Etymology: from heave ho!, interjection used when heaving on a rope

Date: 1947

: DISMISSAL <gave him the old heave-ho >

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