pillaloo

noun

1. A chorus of sorrow or distress

   obsolete

   So you may fancy the pillaloo that went up when the Overseers posted their new assessment on the church door and ‘twas found they’d ruled out no less than sixty voters known, or suspected to be, in Dr. Macann’s interest.

Where it comes from

Of Irish origin; originally began as a hunting cry.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry pillaloo (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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