"what ho" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} what ho
  1. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, colloquial, dated) An exclamation of greeting, summons, or surprise. Tags: Australia, Britain, Canada, Hong-Kong, India, Ireland, Malaysia, New-Zealand, Singapore, South-Africa, colloquial, dated

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