What does "halloo" mean?
Halloo: To encourage with shouts. Old John hallooes his hounds again. Prior.
Additional senses
- 2.To chase with shouts or outcries. If I fly . . . Halloo me like a hare. Shak.
- 3.To call or shout to; to hail. Shak.
- 4.An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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