hols

[ holz ]

plural noun
  1. Sometimes hol .British Informal. holiday (def. 5).

Origin of hols

1
By shortening

Words Nearby hols

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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
  1. British school slang holidays

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