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O'Connor's "The Last ___"
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hurrah
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Word definitions for hurrah in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hurrah \Hur*rah"\, n. A cheer; a shout of joy, etc. Hurrah's nest , state of utmost confusion. [Colloq. U.S.] A perfect hurrah's nest in our kitchen. --Mrs. Stowe.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness. interj. Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness. n. A cheer; a cry of ''hurrah!''. vb. (context transitive intransitive English) To give a hurrah (to somebody).
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1680s, alteration of huzza , similar to shouts recorded in German, Danish, Swedish. Perhaps picked up during Thirty Years' War. Hurra was said to be the battle-cry of Prussian soldiers during the War of Liberation (1812-13). Hooray is its popular form and ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a victory cheer; "let's give the team a big hurrah" [syn: hooray ] v. shout `hurrah!'
Usage examples of hurrah.
Savage made no comment, and the silence caused Hurrah more discomfort.
Mounted post at Little Sleepy, told about being locked up, about Blasted John Davis and Hurrah Stevens leaving in their plane.
When he awakened, which was no more than five or ten minutes later, Hurrah was gone, and there were the marks of the legendary bear.
Mounted post, Blasted John Davis wailing about the disappearance of Hurrah Stevens, and demanding that they do all kinds of wild things in an effort to find him.
They were all craft belonging to the Hurrah Lumber and Pulp Company, ships assigned for the private transportation of company executives.
Hurrah Stevens, President and Owner of the gigantic lumber and pulp empire which was controlled by the parent concern, the Hurrah Lumber and Pulp Company, had disappeared, together with the local general manager, Blasted John Davis, there was normal consternation.
Monk, Ham, Renny, Johnny, Nell Grunow, Blasted John Davis and Hurrah Stevens were prisoners.
They could hear Hurrah Stevens moaning, gasping, hear him being dragged.
A second ball whistled over his head, and cut in two the nearest of the three native boats, while a loud hurrah burst forth on board the DUNCAN.
Their response, therefore, was to shout hurrah and stomp about and lift Jonathan onto their shoulders and carry him up and down Main Street.
The moment they set foot on the deck of the DUNCAN, the piper blew his bagpipes, and commenced the national pibroch of the Malcolm clan, while loud hurrahs rent the air.
Consequently, the hurrahs which greeted the return of Lord Glenarvan to the yacht soon gave place to dejection.
And instead of the deadly silence the whole place rang with the sound of happy roarings, brayings, yelpings, barkings, squealings, cooings, neighings, stampings, shouts, hurrahs, songs and laughter.
I get me from my skyey throne, and dye Deep in the ruddy stream my talons grey-- Hurrah!
The Slovak who had provided his own trombone and the Slovak who had been assigned the cornet blared some kind of Slovak hurrah.