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holt

 (hōlt)
n. Archaic
A wood or grove; a copse.
[Middle English, from Old English.]
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holt

(həʊlt)
n
(Physical Geography) archaic or poetic a wood or wooded hill
[Old English holt; related to Old Norse holt, Old High German holz, Old Slavonic kladũ log, Greek klados twig]

holt

(həʊlt)
n
(Biology) the burrowed lair of an animal, esp an otter
[C16: a phonetic variant of hold2]

Holt

(həʊlt)
n
(Biography) Harold Edward. 1908–67, Australian statesman; prime minister (1966–67); believed drowned
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