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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. |
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