Definition of "wo" in English

interjection

1. A falconer's call to a hawk.

2. A call to cause a horse to slow down or stop; whoa.

noun

1. Obsolete spelling of woe.

noun

1. (Northern England, Derbyshire, dialectal) A wall.

   • Hoo's pluck of a lion an' faces her foe Wi' calm in her e'en an' her beck agen t' wo; Hoo's firm i' decision, stonds up for her reets

verb

1. (Northern England, dialectal, possibly obsolete) To wall (to build a wall, or build a wall around).