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noun həʊlthoʊlt 1The den of an otter. Example sentencesExamples - First, we scramble around rockpools in the furthest corner of the bay, to investigate an otter's holt, hidden under flat rocks.
- Wild bird cover crops, an otter holt and boxes for owls, kestrels and bats all contribute to wildlife diversity.
- They have built a false otter holt, or den, by the river - its exact location is a carefully kept secret - and there are unconfirmed reports that an otter-like creature has been seen in the location.
- A holt has been built on the banks of the River Wharfe to encourage the animals to continue using the river.
- The otter holt is among the most popular displays.
- The trust has also built artificial holts in which otters can breed, and encouraged farmers, landowners and the public to do the same.
2North American dialect A grip or hold. if you're lucky enough to get a holt to an alligator tail Example sentencesExamples - He couldn't get a holt on any money, so I told him about the Farmers' Loan
- But the new teacher, very wise, and understanding June's spirit, soon enough found a way to get a holt on the girl's heart strings.
Origin Late Middle English (in sense 2): variant of hold1. Rhymes bolt, colt, dolt, jolt, moult (US molt), poult, smolt, volt noun həʊlthoʊlt dialect, archaic A wood or wooded hill. Example sentencesExamples - Miller also refers to a change in this landscape, presumably after enclosure: ‘The crofts and garths, holms and holts… were no longer known’.
Synonyms high ground, rising ground, prominence, eminence, elevation, rise, hillock, mound, mount, knoll, hummock, tor, tump, fell, pike, mesa
Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch hout and German Holz, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek klados 'twig'. nounhōlthoʊlt 1The den of an animal, especially that of an otter. Example sentencesExamples - They have built a false otter holt, or den, by the river - its exact location is a carefully kept secret - and there are unconfirmed reports that an otter-like creature has been seen in the location.
- The trust has also built artificial holts in which otters can breed, and encouraged farmers, landowners and the public to do the same.
- Wild bird cover crops, an otter holt and boxes for owls, kestrels and bats all contribute to wildlife diversity.
- A holt has been built on the banks of the River Wharfe to encourage the animals to continue using the river.
- First, we scramble around rockpools in the furthest corner of the bay, to investigate an otter's holt, hidden under flat rocks.
- The otter holt is among the most popular displays.
2North American dialect A grip or hold. Example sentencesExamples - He couldn't get a holt on any money, so I told him about the Farmers' Loan
- But the new teacher, very wise, and understanding June's spirit, soon enough found a way to get a holt on the girl's heart strings.
Origin Late Middle English (in holt (sense 2)): variant of hold. nounhōlthoʊlt dialect, archaic A wood or wooded hill. Example sentencesExamples - Miller also refers to a change in this landscape, presumably after enclosure: ‘The crofts and garths, holms and holts… were no longer known’.
Synonyms high ground, rising ground, prominence, eminence, elevation, rise, hillock, mound, mount, knoll, hummock, tor, tump, fell, pike, mesa
Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch hout and German Holz, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek klados ‘twig’. |