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Holt
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contr. from holdeth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.