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  1. 1. pron. Who. Source: opted
  2. 2. interj. Alt. of Hoa Source: opted
  3. 3. interj. Alt. of Hoa Source: opted
  4. 4. n. a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. A sexually loose woman Source: wordnet
  6. 6. Who. [Obs.] In some Chaucer MSS. A stop; a halt; a moderation of pace. There is no ho with them. Decker. 1. Halloo! attend! -- a call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach. "What noise there, ho" Shak. "Ho! who's within" Shak. 2. Etym: [Perhaps corrupted fr. hold; but cf. F. hau stop! and E. whoa.] Stop! stand still! hold! -- a word now used by teamsters, but formerly to order the cessation of anything. [Written also whoa, and, formerly, hoo.] The duke . . . pulled out his sword and cried "Hoo!" Chaucer. An herald on a scaffold made an hoo. Chaucer. Source: webster
  7. 7. Who. [Obs.] In some Chaucer MSS. Source: adambom
  8. 8. u:100 n a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds Source: ecdict

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