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1. hǒu interj.(2)

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(a) An exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.; hou de-le, hou de-le what; hou nou; (b) a call to attract attention; (c) used to represent the hooting of an owl; (d) introducing a…

2. hǒu interrogative adv.

137 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) In what manner or way; in what respect, with what meaning, by what criteria; in what situation or condition; -- also in rhetorical questions; (b) by what name; (c) with verbs of doing, thinking…

3. heu(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: heue
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(a) The sound of a trumpet blast; (b) shouting; esp. war or hunting cries; outcry, clamor; also, ?a shout, ?a din of voices; heu and cri, noise and cri and heu; (c) law heu and cri, a loud outcry of…

4. wh- consonant clust.

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A consonant cluster used initially in well over 200 headwords, the great majority of which are derived from OE hw-, including some of the most common pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, and conjunctions in…

5. hǒu conjunctive adv.

323 quotations in 7 senses
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In what manner, in which way, in what respect; according to what method or procedure; in what state or situation: (a) in subj. cl.; (b) in obj. cl.; al hou, hou that, hou the; (c) in appositive &amp…