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yo-he-ho

yo-he-ho is the alternative form of yo-heave-ho.

Meaning of yo-heave-ho

Interjection

  1. A repetitive call made in order to synchronise workers performing some collective physical labour, such as hauling on a rope.

Phrases with yo-he-ho

Questions about yo-he-ho

What is yo-he-ho the alternative form of?
Yo-he-ho is the alternative form of yo-heave-ho.

Words near yo-he-ho in the dictionary

  1. yo'
  2. yo'll
  3. yo'self
  4. yo'selves
  5. yo've
  6. yo-he-ho
  7. yo-he-ho theories
  8. yo-he-ho theory
  9. yo-heave-ho
  10. yo-heave-ho theory
  11. yo-ho

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Adapted from Wiktionary: yo-he-ho (page history and authors); yo-heave-ho (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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