“Ô!...
Ô! hisse. ô! Hale, ô! Saille, ô! Saque, ô! Ride, (method of singing out as a signal to hoist, haul or rouse together, on a tackle or rope, or to push a beam.)
VOIX [terme de marine] The song (employed by sailors in hoisting, heaving, &c.) Donner la voix. To sing out (as in hauling, hoisting, heaving, &c.) A la voix! Mind the man that sings! Saleur de la voix. V. Saleur.”
[A French and English Dictionary, Vol.1, Wilson, 1833]