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ho 1

 (hō)
interj.
Used to express surprise or joy, to attract attention to something sighted, or to urge onward: Land ho! Westward ho!

ho 2

 (hō)
n. pl. hos Slang
A prostitute.
[African American Vernacular English, alteration of whore.]

Ho 1

The symbol for holmium.

Ho 2

abbr.
Bible Hosea
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Hos.

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