yo-ho

int. (also yo-ho-ho)
1 used to attract attention.
2 = YO-HEAVE-HO.
Etymology: cf. YO-HEAVE-HO & HO

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\\yōˈhō\ interjection

— used as a signal for effort or to attract attention

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/yoh hoh"/, interj., v., yo-hoed, yo-hoing.

interj.

1. (used as a call or shout to attract attention, accompany effort, etc.)

v.i.

2. to shout "yo-ho!"

[1760-70]

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yo-hōˈ or yo-hō-hōˈ interjection

1. Calling for attention

2. (also yo-heave-hōˈ) formerly, a sailors' chant while hauling on ropes

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Main Entry: ↑yo

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yo-ho «yoh HOH», interjection, noun, verb, -hoed, -ho|ing.

–interj.

a call or shout used especially by sailors to attract attention or accompany effort.

–n.

a call or shout of “yo-ho.”

–v.i.

to shout “yo-ho”: »

the men…yo-hoing at their work (Robert Louis Stevenson).