ho

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ho1

▶exclamation

• 1 an expression of surprise, triumph, or derision.

• 2 used to call for attention.

  ■ Nautical used to draw attention to something: land ho!

– origin ME: natural exclam.

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ho2 (also hoe)

▶noun (pl. hos or hoes) black slang a prostitute.

■ derogatory a woman.

– origin 1960s: dial. pronunc. of whore.

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Ho

▶symbol the chemical element holmium.

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holmium /ˈhəʊlmɪəm/

▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 67, a soft silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series. (Symbol: Ho)

– origin C19: mod. L., from Holmia, Latinized form of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden (because holmium and related minerals are found there).