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Definition of Huzzah
1. Interjection. (nautical dated) (non-gloss definition Used as a call for coordinated physical effort, as in hoisting). ¹
2. Interjection. (archaic) (non-gloss definition Used as a cheer indicating enjoyment or approval.) ¹
3. Noun. A cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event. ¹
4. Verb. To cheer with a '''huzzah''' sound. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Huzzah
1. to huzza [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: huzza
Lexicographical Neighbors of Huzzah
Literary usage of Huzzah
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Poems of American History by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1908)
"huzzah, my valiant countrymen ! again I say huzzah ! 'Tis nobly done, — the day's
our own,— huzzah, huzzah! March on, march on, brave Braddock leads the ..."
2. American Poetry by Percy Holmes Boynton, Frank Martindale Webster, George Wiley Sherburn, Howard Mumford Jones (1918)
"huzzah, my valiant countrymen! again I 'Tis nobly done—the day's our own— huzzah,
... 3» say huzzah! "The History of an Expedition to Furt Du Quesne."—1755. ..."
3. American Poetry by Percy Holmes Boynton, Howard Mumford Jones, George Wiley Sherburn, Frank Martindale Webster (1918)
"again I say huzzah! 'Tis nobly done—the day's our own— huzzah, huzzah! u> March
on, march on, brave Braddock leads the foremost; The battle is begun as you ..."
4. Exciting Experiences in Our Wars with Spain and the Filipinos by Marshall Everett (1900)
"HOSANNAH AND huzzah. ERE ever the guns are silenced; Ere ever the mandate, Peace!
... We will call to the West: huzzah! A hymn to the God of Battles, ..."
5. English Songs and Other Small Poems by Barry Cornwall (1851)
"huzzah I—huzzah I Have we not sinews as strong as they ? Have we not hearts that
ne'er gave way ... huzzah I Look ! They are staggered on yon black heath ! ..."
6. An Explanatory Commentary on Esther: With Four Appendices Consisting of the by Paulus Cassel (1888)
"... Eng. "to shout," "to huzzah," Gr. lv£eiv. Ver. 17. " And many from among the
people of the land became ..."
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