In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
HOLLO
bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl
(noun) a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); “his bellow filled the hallway”
shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
(verb) utter a sudden loud cry; “she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle”; “I yelled to her from the window but she couldn’t hear me”
hollo
(verb) cry hollo
hollo
(verb) encourage somebody by crying hollo
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Interjection
hollo
Hey, hello
Noun
hollo (plural hollos)
A cry of "hollo"
Verb
hollo (third-person singular simple present holloes, present participle holloing, simple past and past participle holloed)
To cry "hollo"
Source: Wiktionary
Hol*lo", interj. & n. Etym: [See Halloo, and cf. Holla.]
Definition: Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo. And every day, for food or play, Came to the mariner's hollo. Coleridge.
Hol"lo, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Holloed; p. pr. & vb. n. Holloing.] Etym: [See Hollo, intery., and cf. Halloo.]
Definition: To call out or exclaim; to halloo.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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