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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Holt

/hōlt/ · IPA /hoʊlt/
01 3d pers. sing. pres. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contr. from holdeth.
  1. 1.
    3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contr. from holdeth.[Obs.] See: Hold
02 n. A piece of woodland; especially, a woody hill.
  1. 1.
    A piece of woodland; especially, a woody hill.
    “She sent her voice though all the holt Before her, and the park.” — Tennyson.
  2. 2.
    A deep hole in a river where there is protection for fish; also, a cover, a hole, or hiding place.