Definition of Holloa
1. Noun. A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal). "His bellow filled the hallway"
Generic synonyms: Call, Cry, Outcry, Shout, Vociferation, Yell
Derivative terms: Bellow, Bellow, Bellow, Bellow, Holler, Holler, Holler, Holler, Hollo, Hollo, Roar, Roar, Roar, Roar, Roar, Roar, Yowl, Yowl
Definition of Holloa
1. interj. Same as Hollo.
Definition of Holloa
1. to hallo [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: hallo
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Holloa
Literary usage of Holloa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hunting by Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset Beaufort, Mowbray Morris, Edward William Lewis Davis, Digby Collins, Alfred Edward Thomas Watson (1886)
"A VIEW holloa ' (Vignette on Title Page) IN THE OLDEN TIME .... CHASED THE Fox
AS VIGOROUSLY AS HE DID-! THE FRENCH . . ... . J QUEEN ELIZABETH SKY-BLUE ..."
2. Records of Travels in Turkey, Greece, &c.: And of a Cruise in the Black Sea by Sir Adolphus Slade (1833)
"... and left him to holloa, which he did lustily, and blaspheme, for half an hour,
when, becoming tired as well as sober, he changed his tone and begged ..."
3. A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants: With an Easy Introduction to the by William Withering (1812)
"holloa and Fixed. BROWN. about 15 : pileus reddish brown, conical: stem cylindrical,
fox-coloured, shining. ..."
4. The Century (1902)
"holloa! holloa! Follow! Follow! Up to the doors of Day. ... holloa! Follow!
Follow! Follow the sunset ray. Into the shades of Sleep- Follow, follow, away! ..."
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