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yo-heave-ho

yo-heave-ho interjection: a repetitive call made in order to synchronise workers performing some collective physical labour, such as hauling on a rope.

Interjection

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

Forms of yo-heave-ho

alternative formyo-he-ho

Phrases with yo-heave-ho

Questions about yo-heave-ho

What does yo-heave-ho mean?
Yo-heave-ho means a repetitive call made in order to synchronise workers performing some collective physical labour, such as hauling on a rope.
What part of speech is yo-heave-ho?
Yo-heave-ho is an interjection.

Words near yo-heave-ho in the dictionary

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

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