halloo

Meanings

1. 1
   intj

   a shout used to attract attention or to urge on hounds

   He gave a loud halloo across the valley to summon the stragglers.

Simplified etymology

Halloo, recorded from the mid-16th century, belongs to a group of forms including hollo, hallo, and the later hello. They originated as cries for urging on hunting dogs and keeping in contact with others in the field.

An exclamation of imitative origin used to incite hounds or attract attention, related to hollo and the later hello; partly from Old French halloer ('to pursue with shouts').

Topics

External links

• Google Images
• Cambridge Dictionary
• Wiktionary