Obs. Also sowla. [Cf. SOHO int. and hola HOLLA.] A call or cry to attract attention or notice.

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1588.  Shaks., L. L. L., IV. i. 151. Ah heauens, it is most patheticall nit. Sowla, sowla. Ibid. (1596), Merch. V., V. i. 43. Loren. Who calls? Clo. Sola, did you see M. Lorenzo?

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