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1. basta, int. View full entry a1616
...Enough! no more! no matter!...
2. bow-wow, int. and n. View full entry a1616
...ˈbaʊˈwaʊ An imitation of the barking of a dog....
3. † buzz, int. View full entry 1603
...Said in the Variorum Shakspere (1803) to have been a common exclamation (of impatience or contempt) when any one was telling a well-known story; Schmidt and others say ‘a sound...
4. diable, int. View full entry a1616
...= devil20b....
5. ecce, int. View full entry 1598
...Latin for ‘lo!’ or ‘behold!’ Used in phrases like Ecce signum! behold a sign!...
6. gar, int. View full entry a1616
...= gad...
7. † hay, int. and n.5 View full entry 1597
...An exclamation of hitting on opponent....
8. hewgh, int. View full entry a1616
...An imitation of the sound of whistling; = heugh, whew...
9. † high-day, int. View full entry a1616
...Erroneous form of hey-day, arising from confusion with prec....
10. hillo | hilloa, int. (and n.) View full entry 1603
...A call used to hail a distant or occupied person; now, more often, to express surprise at an unexpected meeting....
11. hist, int. (and n.) View full entry 1599
...Used to enjoin silence, attract attention, or call on a person to listen. Also (after use in sense 2) in hist-a-boy. Now somewhat arch....
12. hoo, int. and n. View full entry a1616
...A natural exclamation, used to express various feelings, as a call to attract attention, etc. Also, imitative of the sound of an owl, the wind, etc. (See also whoo)...
13. hum, int. View full entry 1598
...An inarticulate exclamation uttered with the lips closed, either in a pause of hesitation or embarrassment, or as expressing slight dissatisfaction, dissent, etc. (Cf. hem, h'm, um...
14. law, int. View full entry 1598
...An exclamation now expressing chiefly astonishment or admiration, or (often) surprise at being asked a question; in early use chiefly asseverative. ...
15. loo, int. View full entry 1608
...A cry to incite a dog to the chase; = halloo Also loo in! Also quasi-...
16. nonny, int. View full entry a1616
...Used in songs as (part of) a refrain. Cf. nonny-no1, nonny-nonny...
17. † push, n.3 and int. View full entry 1600
...An utterance of ‘push’ (sense B.). to make a push at: to treat with disdain; = to make a pish atpish1....
18. † ˈsessa, int. View full entry a1616
...An exclamation of uncertain meaning....
19. † sola, int. View full entry 1598
...A call or cry to attract attention or notice....
20. via, int. View full entry 1595
...As an exclamation encouraging, inciting, or preparatory to movement or action, = Onward, come on, come along, etc....
