Country folks hallooed and hooted after me. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
hallooing — hal·loo || hÉ™ luË v. shout something; shout halloo ; urge or encourage hunting dogs by calling out halloo interj. yell used to attract something or someone s attention; shout used to encourage dogs in hunting … English contemporary dictionary
Halloo — Hal*loo , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hallooed} ( l[=oo]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. [1913 Webster] Country folks hallooed and hooted after me. Sir P. Sidney.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hallooed — Halloo Hal*loo , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hallooed} ( l[=oo]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. [1913 Webster] Country folks hallooed and hooted after me. Sir P.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
William Foreman — Captain William Foreman [Historical accounts of Captain Foreman s exploits in the northern panhandle of West Virginia consistently spell his name as Foreman rather than Forman ] (d. September 26, 1777) was a colonial American officer from… … Wikipedia
halloo — /heuh looh /, interj., n., pl. halloos, v.i., v.t., hallooed, hallooing. hallo. * * * … Universalium
halloo — exclamation used to incite dogs to the chase during a hunt. ↘used to attract someone s attention. noun a cry of ‘halloo’. verb (halloos, hallooing, hallooed) cry or shout ‘halloo’. Origin C16: prob. from the obs. v. hallow pursue or urge on with… … English new terms dictionary
halloo — /həˈlu/ (say huh looh) interjection 1. (an exclamation used to attract attention, to incite hunting dogs to the chase, etc.) –noun (plural halloos) 2. the cry halloo! : *And a wild halloo at the kill we d raise – / We were light of heart in the… …
stag hunt — A form of social disapproval custom noted only in Devon, but akin to the more widespread *rough music ceremony. In the known instances, the hunt was prompted by some form of sexual misconduct or deviancy in the community, usually adultery or… … A Dictionary of English folklore
halloo — [hə lo͞o′] vi., vt. hallooed, hallooing [ME halowen < interj. halou: prob. also < OFr halloer, to follow after with much noise] 1. to shout or call out in order to attract the attention of (a person) 2. Hunting to urge on (hounds) by… … English World dictionary
an|tic — «AN tihk», noun, adjective, verb, ticked, tick|ing. –n. 1. Often, antics. a funny or grotesque gesture or action; a silly trick; caper: »The clown amused the children by his antics. 2. Archaic. a clown: »... dancing and hal … Useful english dictionary
