A call to attract attention; also, an exclamation expressing exultation, incitement, surprise, etc.; sometimes used in the burden of a song with no…

In nautical language (also written hoay) used in hailing or calling aloft. (Cf. ahoy, int. v.)

A cry of distress or alarm; a call for succour. to cry harrow (on any one): to denounce (a person's) doings. Obsolete since 1600. (Modern instances…

A call to excite attention, also a shout of encouragement or exultation: = holla, int. 2 3.

= halloo, v.

An exclamation to incite dogs to the chase, to call attention at a distance, to express surprise, etc.

= halloo, int.

(See quots.)