ho!

or hay!

An exclamation derived from our Danish ancestors, and literally meaning stop!

See o!

← hay! × hoaky →

ho
ho! ! interj., an expression of astonishment, oh! ho! tune is eras? Ter. Phorm. 945 dub. (al. oh...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Ho
·pron <<Who>>. II. Ho ·interj ·Alt. of <<Hoa>>. III. Ho ·interj ·Alt. of <<Hoa>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
ho
A word used by teamsters to stop their teams. It has been used as a noun, for stop; moderation; boun...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Heigh-ho
·interj An exclamation of surprise, joy, dejection, uneasiness, weariness, ·etc. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
land ho!
The cry when land is first seen. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
launch-ho!
The order to let go the top-rope after the top-mast has been swayed up and fidded. It is literally "...

The Sailor's Word-Book
sail ho!
The exclamation used when a strange ship is first discerned at sea either from the deck or from the ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
surge ho!
The notice given when a rope or cable is to be surged. ...

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what cheer, ho?
Equivalent among seamen to, How fare ye? ...

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