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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Halloo \Hal*loo"\ (h[a^]l*l[=oo]"), noun [Perh. fr. ah + lo; cf. AS. eal[=a], G. halloh, F. haler to set (a dog) on. Cf. {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. --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Halloo \Hal*loo"\, verb (used without an object) [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.
Country folks hallooed and hooted after me. --Sir P. Sidney.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Halloo \Hal*loo"\, verb (used with an object)
1. To encourage with shouts.
Old John hallooes his hounds again. --Prior.
2. To chase with shouts or outcries.
If I fly . . . Halloo me like a hare. --Shak.
3. To call or shout to; to hail. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Halloo \Hal*loo"\, interj. [OE. halow. See {Halloo}, noun] An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one. Now mostly replaced by {hello}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
halloo
noun: a shout to attract attention; "he gave a great halloo but no one heard him"
verb
1: urge on with shouts; "halloo the dogs in a hunt"
2: shout 'halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention
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