hur-o-a-o-a-u-r-rh

Updated: June 13, 2025

It is quite different from the "Hur-o-a-o-a-u-r-rh" of a forlorn hope, or the high-pitched note of pleasure that signals the end of a review. It means "Hold on, till we get there, boys!" and it carries its meaning, clear and crisp and unmistakable, in its note. The two beleaguered companies heard it and answered promptly with another cheer. "By gad, they must be in a hole!" remarked Bellairs.

Talbot Mundy - Told in the East