Heigh-ho

//ˌhaɪˈhoʊ// intj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Colaptes auratus, northern flicker.
Verb
  1. 1
    To chant "heigh-ho". intransitive

    "1927, Porterfield, William M., Bamboo and its uses in China, Chinese Government Bureau of Economic Information, Booklet Series 2, p.40. Cited in David Farrelly, The Book of Bamboo, p.25; Sierra Club Books, 1984. Big bamboo poles are used for carrying heavy loads in China. In the cities one hears the familiar antiphonal “heigh-ho'ing”, indicating that a heavy load is being moved somewhere. The heavier the load, the louder and more agonized the chant."

Intj
  1. 1
    Used as a cadence-count used for synchronized walking, marching, pulling, lifting, etc.

    "Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's off to work we go, ..."

  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of hey ho. alt-of, alternative

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northern flicker

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"1927, Porterfield, William M., Bamboo and its uses in China, Chinese Government Bureau of Economic Information, Booklet Series 2, p.40. Cited in David Farrelly, The Book of Bamboo, p.25; Sierra Club Books, 1984. Big bamboo poles are used for carrying heavy loads in China. In the cities one hears the familiar antiphonal “heigh-ho'ing”, indicating that a heavy load is being moved somewhere. The heavier the load, the louder and more agonized the chant."

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