heave-ho
Example Sentences
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Names like Rummiley come from the old cry of sailors, Rummylow, which they used as sailors use "Heave-ho" now.
From Stories That Words Tell Us by O'Neill, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Speakman)
With a burly "Heave-ho" the dozen bluejackets made a fresh effort.
From The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)