Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
holt [hohlt] ExamplesWord Origin noun Archaic.
- a wood or grove.
- a wooded hill.
Origin of holt before 900; Middle English holte, Old English holt; cognate with Dutch hout, Old Norse holt, German Holz wood; akin to Greek kládos twig (see clado-), Old Irish caill wood Holt [hohlt] noun
- Harold Edward,1908–67, Australian political leader: prime minister 1966–67.
- a town in central Michigan.
Examples from the Web for holt Contemporary Examples of holt
Adrian Hill, owner of the Picturecraft Gallery in Holt where Williamson lived at the time, organized the show.
Blessed or Cursed? Child Prodigies Reveal All
Justin Jones
November 17, 2014
But while UConn is treating Holt as a whistleblower, it appears her sorority sisters are treating her as a traitor.
How Kappa Kappa Gamma Threw A UConn Sorority Sister Under The Bus
Emily Shire
May 15, 2014
It was one of the hazing challenges allegedly put to Holt by her fellow sorority members.
How Kappa Kappa Gamma Threw A UConn Sorority Sister Under The Bus
Emily Shire
May 15, 2014
The author then proceeded to blame Holt for submitting to her sorority sisters.
How Kappa Kappa Gamma Threw A UConn Sorority Sister Under The Bus
Emily Shire
May 15, 2014
At the heart of the blame game between KKG and Holt is a dispute over responsibility.
How Kappa Kappa Gamma Threw A UConn Sorority Sister Under The Bus
Emily Shire
May 15, 2014
Historical Examples of holt
Guess ’twas a sort of floatin’ memory of old man Holt’s remarks when he went by.
Joseph C. Lincoln
You savvys as well as I do that old Holt don’t ought to go into your pile at all.
Alfred Henry Lewis
Maps were ready and Colonel Holt was standing with his fellow officers.
Al Avery
Holt was formerly known as Lyons, and was a Roman outpost of Chester.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive
Joel Cook
“Ask at what hour the doctor will be at home, Holt,” cried he, peevishly.
Charles James Lever
British Dictionary definitions for holt holt 1 noun
- archaic, or poetic a wood or wooded hill
Word Origin for holt Old English holt; related to Old Norse holt, Old High German holz, Old Slavonic kladũ log, Greek klados twig holt 2 noun
- the burrowed lair of an animal, esp an otter
Word Origin for holt C16: a phonetic variant of hold ² Holt noun
- Harold Edward. 1908–67, Australian statesman; prime minister (1966–67); believed drowned
Word Origin and History for holt n.
Old English holt “woods,” common in place names, from Proto-Germanic *hultam- (cf. Old Frisian, Old Norse, Middle Dutch holt, Dutch hout, German Holz “wood”), from PIE *kldo- (cf. Old Church Slavonic klada “beam, timber,” Greek klados “twig,” Old Irish caill “wood”), from root *kel- “to strike, cut.”