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HOLT
Etymology
Noun
holt (plural holts)
A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
The lair of an animal, especially of an otter.
Anagrams
• HTOL, Loth, loth
Proper noun
Holt
An English and north-west European topographic surname for someone who lived by a small wood.
A market town in Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0738).
A village in Dorset, England.
A village in Wiltshire, England.
Anagrams
• HTOL, Loth, loth
Source: Wiktionary
Holt,
Definition: 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contr. from holdeth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Holt, n. Etym: [AS. holt; akin to LG.holt, D.hout, G. holz. Icel. holt; cf Gael. & Ir.coill wood, Gr.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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