About The Word Holt
Learn about the word Holt to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Holt definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Holt
| Holt Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Holt?Synonyms | Synonyms for Holt: Related Terms | Find terms related to Holt: See Also | Holt In Webster's Dictionary \Holt\,
3d pers. sing. pres. of {Hold}, contr. from holdeth. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
\Holt\, n. [AS. holt; akin to LG. holt, D. hout, G. holz. Icel. holt; cf Gael. & Ir. coill wood, Gr. ? branch, shoot.] 1. A piece of woodland; especially, a woody hill. ``Every holt and heath.'' --Chaucer. She sent her voice though all the holt Before her, and the park. --Tennyson. 2. A deep hole in a river where there is protection for fish; also, a cover, a hole, or hiding place. `` The fox has gone to holt.'' --C. Kingsley. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Follower ‐ an ordinary person who accepts the leadership of another [n]…
- Qatari riyal ‐ the basic unit of…
- Bos taurus ‐ domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age;…
- Cortina ‐ a cobwebby partial veil consisting of…
- Clianthus speciosus ‐ sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked…
- Blowjob ‐ slang terms…
- Rhodopsin ‐ a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates…
- Couch grass ‐ European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized…
- Divine guidance ‐ (theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of…
- Genus athyrium ‐ temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed…