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   Heave-ho

   /hēvˈhō/

   

   noun

   • 1. dismissal or elimination from a job, institution, or contest: informal "conjecture over who'll get the heave-ho"

   exclamation

   • 1. used when lifting or pulling something heavy.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from heave! (imperative) + ho2, originally in nautical use when hauling a rope.

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • H

     4

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • -

   • H

     4

   • O

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