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1. alarm, int., n., and adv. View full entry c1400
...Used as a call to arms or warning of imminent danger, esp. of being attacked. Now literary (chiefly arch. and hist.)....
2. baw, int. View full entry 1377
...Ejaculation of disgust, aversion, or contempt....
3. farewell, int., n. (and adj.), and adv. View full entry 1377
...An expression of good wishes at the parting of friends, originally addressed to the one setting forth, but in later use a mere formula of civility at parting; Goodbye! Adieu! Now ...
4. how | howe, int.1 (and n.4) View full entry 1377
...An exclamation to attract attention, etc.; = ho Also , as name for this....
5. hoy, int. and n.2 View full entry 1393
...In nautical language (also written hoay) used in hailing or calling aloft. (Cf. ahoy)...
6. mum, n.1, int., and adj. View full entry c1400
...An inarticulate sound made with closed lips, usually as an indication of inability or unwillingness to speak; (in a negative context) the slightest utterance. Sc. in later use. Obs....
7. trolly-lolly, int. View full entry 1362
...A refrain of a song, expressing careless gaiety or jollity. Also in nonce (threatening) use as trans. (quot. 1723). So trolylow (also as an expression of...
8. wehee, int. and n. View full entry 1362
...A conventional representation of the sound uttered by horses....
