About The Word Ho
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What's The Definition Of Ho?
[n] a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ho: atomic number 67 | holmium Related Terms | Find terms related to Ho: See Also | gadolinite | metal | metallic element | ytterbite Ho In Webster's Dictionary \Ho\, pron.
Who. [Obs.]
Note: In some Chaucer MSS.
\Ho\, Hoa \Hoa\, n. [See {Ho}, interj., 2.] A stop; a halt; a moderation of pace. There is no ho with them. --Decker. \Ho\, Hoa \Hoa\ (h[=o]), interj. [Cf. F. & G. ho.] 1. Halloo! attend! -- a call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach. ``What noise there, ho?'' --Shak. ``Ho! who's within?'' --Shak. 2. [Perhaps corrupted fr. hold; but cf. F. hau stop! and E. whoa.] Stop! stand still! hold! -- a word now used by teamsters, but formerly to order the cessation of anything. [Written also {whoa}, and, formerly, {hoo}.] The duke . . . pulled out his sword and cried ``Hoo!'' --Chaucer. An herald on a scaffold made an hoo. --Chaucer. |
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