hillock
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“And, hilloa, look up there at those gnats or moths, or what are they, fluttering about the light?”
From Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin by Kingston, William Henry Giles
"Hilloa! ferry," again hailed a voice from the shore to which he was making, "hilloa!"
From Folk-lore and Legends: German by Anonymous
While giving way to the most desponding reflections, a stentorian hilloa rang and echoed through the cavern; and never had the human voice sounded so sweetly in his ear.
From Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea by Brayman, James O.
Girls are peeling the sweet willow, Poplar white, and Gilead-tree, And troops of boys Shouting with whoop and hilloa, And hip, hip three times three.
From May-Day and Other Pieces by Emerson, Ralph Waldo
"Hilloa! ferry," once more resounded from the margin of the river as he approached, "hilloa!"
From Folk-lore and Legends: German by Anonymous
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