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Hal*loo" (hăl*l&oō_;"), n. [Perh. fr. ah + lo; cf. AS. eal&ā;, G. halloh, F. haler to set (a dog) on. Cf. Hollo, interj.] A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout.
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List! List! I hear
Some far off halloo break the silent air. Milton.
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Hal*loo", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hallooed (-l&oō_;d"); p. pr. & vb. n. Hallooing.] To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to a person, as by the word halloo.
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Country folks hallooed and hooted after me. Sir P. Sidney.
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Hal*loo", v. t. 1. To encourage with shouts.
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Old John hallooes his hounds again. Prior.
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2. To chase with shouts or outcries.
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If I fly . . . Halloo me like a hare. Shak.
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3. To call or shout to; to hail. Shak.
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Hal*loo", interj. [OE. halow. See Halloo, n.] An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one. Now mostly replaced by hello.
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