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Ho symbol for the element holmium .

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | © The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

ho¹ / hō/ (also hoe) • n. (pl. hos or hoes) black slang a prostitute. ∎ derog. a woman. ho² / hō/ • interj. 1. an expression of surprise, admiration, triumph, or derision: Ho! I'll show you. ∎ [in comb.] used as the second element of various exclamations: what ho! heave ho. 2. used to call for attention: ho there! ∎ [in comb.] dated , chiefly Naut. used to draw attention to something seen: land ho!

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