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Pronunciation : Holt
Definition : Defn: 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contr. from holdeth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Holt
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. holt; akin to LG.holt, D.hout, G. holz. Icel. holt; cf Gael. & Ir.coill wood, Gr.
Definition : 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