Halloo
Halloo (hal*lo") , noun
[Perh. from ah + lo; compare Anglo-Saxon ealā, German halloh, French haler to set (a dog) on. Compare Hollo, interj.]
A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout.
List! List! I hear
Some far off halloo break the silent air.
Halloo (-lod") , intransitive verb
To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to a person, as by the word halloo.
Country folks hallooed and hooted after me.
Halloo , transitive verb
1.
To encourage with shouts.
Old John hallooes his hounds again.
2.
To chase with shouts or outcries.
If I fly... Halloo me like a hare.
3.
To call or shout to; to hail. — Shakespeare
Halloo , interjection
[Old English halow. See Halloo, n.]
An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one. Now mostly replaced by hello.