Meanings
interjection
- alternativeAlternative form of hollo.
verbholloa (third-person singular simple present holloas, present participle holloaing, simple past and past participle holloaed)
present singular third person holloas · participle present holloaing · participle past holloaed · past holloaed
- alternativeAlternative form of hollo.
The mob in the meantime holloaed out, "No Corn Bill!" While they were proceeding in this manner, a cry was raised that "the Piccadilly butchers were coming."
1875, The Law Magazine and Review, page 554
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
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APA
holloa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holloa
MLA
“holloa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holloa. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holloa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holloa.
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