heave-hos

A form of heave-ho — An exclamation used when pulling, especially by sailors while pulling on a rope.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of heave-ho
Cite this entry
APA

heave-hos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heave-hos

MLA

“heave-hos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heave-hos. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heave-hos,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heave-hos.

Source: heave-hos on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.