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Definition of
halloo exclamation
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
halloo
exclamation
exclamation
NAmE
/
/
həˈlu
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,
NAmE
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hæˈlu
/
/
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1
used to attract someone's attention
2
used in hunting to tell the dogs to start chasing an animal
halloo
verb
[
transitive
,
intransitive
]
halloo
(somebody)
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halloo
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