hols

[ holz ]

/ hɒlz /

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plural noun

Sometimes hol .British Informal. holiday (def. 5).

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Origin of hols

By shortening

Words nearby hols

holothurian, holotype, holozoic, holp, holpen, hols, Holst, Holstein, holster, Holston, holt

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How to use hols in a sentence

You mean that a schoolboy home for the hols isn't necessarily something escaped out of the Zoo.
The Title|Arnold Bennett
It might”—he opened his pale eyes with a startled look—“it might have come on in the hols!
The Independence of Claire|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
I collared a lot of flannel out of a box in Aunt Juliet's room last 'hols' and gave it to her for the baby.
Priscilla's Spies|George A. Birmingham
It was just before the hols when it happened, so, of course, Aunt Juliet had to be my principal victim.
Priscilla's Spies|George A. Birmingham

"Shall try to get over to see you chaps in the hols.," declared Masters, on the eve of departure.
King of Ranleigh|F. S. (Frederick Sadlier) Brereton

British Dictionary definitions for hols

hols

/ (hɒlz) /

pl n

British school slang holidays

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