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Presently the responding "hillo" came down the wind to us from the officer in command of her, like an echo—"Run under our stern and heave to, to leeward."

From Tom Cringle's Log by Scott, Michael

“But, hillo, I say, Jack, who could have left that abominable flag flying at the peak?”

From The Three Midshipmen by Prout, Victor

Strange to say, an hillo came from the woods on our left and quite close to us.

From The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 by Sellar, Gordon

"Come, sir," repeated Finnerty, "bounce; hillo, I say, Mr. M'Carthy; up wid you, sir, the car will be waitin' for you;" and he gave him a slap on the shoulder as he spoke.

From The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by Carleton, William

The steps of the speakers drew near, and Karl, making a speaking trumpet of his hands, shouted with all his might, "Halloa, hillo hoa, Fräulein Lenore!"

From Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag by Freytag, Gustav