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Definition of Holloas
1. holloa [v] - See also: holloa
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holloas
Literary usage of Holloas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Riding and Hunting by Matthew Horace Hayes (1901)
"After the huntsman has sounded the joyfully expected notes, a few holloas to let
all the field know that the pack is away, and to cheer the hounds, ..."
2. Riding and Hunting by Matthew Horace Hayes (1901)
"In most cases, the whipper-in who views the fox away, holloas ; but sometimes he
can mutely signal to the huntsman. The danger of giving a holloa at the ..."
3. Handley Cross by Robert Smith Surtees (1903)
"he gave such a series of shrieks and view holloas, as brought a night-capped head
to almost every window in the street. " What's the matter!" demanded one. ..."
4. The New Sporting Magazine (1835)
"... censured—Treatment of Hounds in the Field—Too much rating condemned — Breaking
Hounds from Riot—Rating from holloas — Guides to Huntsmen in making their ..."
5. The Chace, the Turf and the Road by Nimrod (1843)
"holloas the Squire, as he perceives Joker and Jewell plunging into the stream,
and Red-rose shaking herself on the opposite bank. Seven men, out of thirteen ..."
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