HOLT


Meaning of HOLT in English

I. ˈhōlt noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German holz wood, Old Norse holt, Latin clades destruction, Greek klados twig — more at gladiator

1. now dialect

a. : a small woods : copse

b. : a wooded hill or rise

2. : a planted grove of osiers or willows

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, alteration of hold (II)

1. : hold II 3

2. dialect Britain : a den or lair especially of a burrowing animal (as an otter)

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