ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Wo

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /wo/ · Part of speech interjection

Quick meaning: Wo is an interjection meaning A falconer's call to a hawk.

Meaning

A falconer's call to a hawk.

More Meanings

  1. A call to cause a horse to slow down or stop; whoa.
  2. (Northern England, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, dialectal) A wall.
  3. (Northern England, dialectal, possibly obsolete) To wall (to build a wall, or build a wall around).
  4. Obsolete spelling of woe.

Example Sentences

Plantit up agen t'wo
He stands ahint our wo.
Such feeble arms, to work internal wo!
[…] thinkan it ran at him, thrast him up again t' wo, ramm't at him, […]

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Related dictionary entries include begone, misery, sorrow, distress, anguish, grief.

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