verb
- past tense of holloa; shouted loudly to attract attention or to encourage hunting dogs
Usage: archaic or literary; chiefly British
Examples
- The huntsman holloaed to gather the hounds.
- He holloaed across the field to warn his companions.
- She holloaed loudly to be heard over the noise.
- The farmer holloaed at the dogs to drive the sheep.
- They holloaed in unison to signal the start of the hunt.