What does hilloa mean?
Hilloa means Obsolete spelling of hello..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · interjection
Obsolete spelling of hello..
"Hilloa, brother," quoth [Friar] Tuck, "let me aid thee." So saying, he took the key from the other's hand and quickly opened the door with a turn of it.
As for Dick, he looked at her admiringly a while, and then said at last: "Well, Clara, I do wish we were there! But, hilloa! we are getting back way."
'Ah,' muttered Todd to himself, 'I like boys of a religious turn. They are much easier managed, for the imagination in such cases has been cultivated at the expense of the understanding. Hilloa, who have we here?'
I heard old Jenkins, scarcely recovered from the effects of his potations, hilloaing at the top of his voice for Julia
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Hilloa means Obsolete spelling of hello..
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"Hilloa, brother," quoth [Friar] Tuck, "let me aid thee." So saying, he took the key from the other's hand and quickly opened the door with a turn of it.
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