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wo

wo
intj
1
A command used to make a horse slow down or stop (a variant of "whoa").
"The rider called "wo!" and the horse came to a halt."
noun
1
An archaic or dialectal word for a wall.
"The old farmhand still called the stone wall a "wo.""

How to Use Wo

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishMostly seen today as an old spelling of "whoa," the command to stop a horse.

When to use it

Archaic and dialectal — modern writing almost always uses "whoa" instead.

Easily confused with

Word Forms

wos plural

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Etymology

A variant spelling of "who," later used as a call to horses, related to modern "whoa."

Rhymes for wo

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