noun
holt
holt
noun
1
A small wood or wooded hill.
"A footpath led through the holt to the river."
2
The den or lair of an otter.
"Conservationists found signs of an otter holt along the riverbank."
How to Use Holt
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a small patch of woodland, or specifically an otter's den.
Word Forms
holts plural
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Etymology
From Old English holt, "wood, forest," an old Germanic word for timber or woodland — the same root survives in German Holz ("wood").