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heigh-ho en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌhaɪˈhoʊ/ (UK)
• /ˈheɪˌhəʊ/ (UK)
• /ˌhaɪˈhoʊ/ (US)
• /ˈheɪˈhoʊ/ (US)

Meanings

1. Used as a cadence-count used for synchronized walking, marching, pulling, lifting, etc.
   • Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's off to work we go, ... 1937, Larry Morey (lyricist), Heigh-Ho, song in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)
   • Heigh-ho the dairy-o, the farmer in the dell...
2. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of hey ho.
   alt of hey ho

heigh-ho en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌhaɪˈhoʊ/ (UK)
• /ˈheɪˌhəʊ/ (UK)
• /ˌhaɪˈhoʊ/ (US)
• /ˈheɪˈhoʊ/ (US)

Meanings

1. Colaptes auratus, northern flicker.

Forms

heigh-ho en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˌhaɪˈhoʊ/ (UK)
• /ˈheɪˌhəʊ/ (UK)
• /ˌhaɪˈhoʊ/ (US)
• /ˈheɪˈhoʊ/ (US)

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To chant "heigh-ho".
   • 1927, Porterfield, William M., Bamboo and its uses in China, Chinese Government Bureau of Economic Information, Booklet Series 2, p.40. Cited in David Farrelly, The Book of Bamboo, p.25; Sierra Club Books, 1984. Big bamboo poles are used for carrying heavy loads in China. In the cities one hears the familiar antiphonal “heigh-ho'ing”, indicating that a heavy load is being moved somewhere. The heavier the load, the louder and more agonized the chant.

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