Definition for HOLT

HOLT, n. [Sax. holt, Ir. coillte, W. cellt, a wood, from the root of Sax. helan, L. celo, W. celu, to hide, to keep close; a word retained in names.]

A wood or woodland: obsolete, except in poetry. Drayton. Browne.

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