yo-heave-ho

A big rope from the capstan at the summit is made fast as soon as the tails of the jackasses (laden with three cwt. of fish apiece) have wagged their last flick at the brow of the steep; and then with “yo-heave-ho” above and below, through the cliffs echoing over the dull sea, the groaning and grinding of the stubborn tug begins.

Mary Anerley Richard Doddridge 2004

“With a yo-heave-ho,” said Nurse Kettle out of compliment to the navy.

Scales of Justice Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1955

It is not wise to wade waist or knee deep in a Sunderbunds creek, and clear a boat with a yo-heave-ho, for fear of some festive mugger, which means alligator, lurking in the mud.

Leonie of the Jungle Joan Conquest

"Sheet home!" was the next order; and, with a "yo-heave-ho," the clews of the topsails were hauled out to the end of the yards, while the clewgarnet blocks rattled as the main sheet was brought aft; then, the yards were braced round a bit to the starboard and the vessel headed out into the Channel, with the wind on her quarter, on the port tack.

On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story William Heysham Overend 1874

A big rope from the capstan at the summit is made fast as soon as the tails of the jackasses (laden with three cwt. of fish apiece) have wagged their last flick at the brow of the steep; and then with "yo-heave-ho" above and below, through the cliffs echoing over the dull sea, the groaning and grinding of the stubborn tug begins.

Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale 1862

Your lion, Otto, is the subdued yo-heave-ho of the men. "

The Island Queen 1859