Definitions
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- interjection Obsolete form of
hello . - verb obsolete To
holler , shout loudly at someone
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Examples
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When nearing my quarters I heard a faint "hillo" from a by-street, and
Life and sport in China Second Edition Oliver George Ready
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Presently the responding "hillo" came down the wind to us from the officer in command of her, like an echo -- "Run under our stern and heave to, to leeward."
Tom Cringle's Log Michael Scott 1812
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For some people having a cross on a hillo overlooking an entire city is pretty much the same as placing a swastika there.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Religious Endorsement Case Heading to the Supreme Court? 2007
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For some people having a cross on a hillo overlooking an entire city is pretty much the same as placing a swastika there.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Religious Endorsement Case Heading to the Supreme Court? 2007
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For some people having a cross on a hillo overlooking an entire city is pretty much the same as placing a swastika there.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Religious Endorsement Case Heading to the Supreme Court? 2007
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Strange to say, an hillo came from the woods on our left and quite close to us.
The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 Gordon Sellar
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"Hillo -- hillo -- you here again! met in Simla last, didn't we -- wasn't it cold last night?"
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But, hillo! here come another questioner for you, my poor guest.
News from Nowhere 1892
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But, hillo! here come another questioner for you, my poor guest.
News From Nowhere, or, An Epoch of Rest [a machine-readable transcription] 1890
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He was met by a general rising and outcry: "Hi! hillo! what's up?" exclaimed every man, starting to his feet and laying hands upon secret arms, prepared for instant resistance.
The Hidden Hand 1888
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