holt

¹

[hohlt]

noun

Archaic.

1. a wood or grove.

2. a wooded hill.

Holt

²

[hohlt]

noun

1. Harold Edward, 1908–67, Australian political leader: prime minister 1966–67.

2. a town in central Michigan.

Holt

¹

/ həʊlt /

noun

1. Harold Edward. 1908–67, Australian statesman; prime minister (1966–67); believed drowned

holt

²

/ həʊlt /

noun

1. archaic,  a wood or wooded hill

holt

³

/ həʊlt /

noun

1. the burrowed lair of an animal, esp an otter

Word History and Origins

Origin of Holt¹

before 900; Middle English holte, Old English holt; cognate with Dutch hout, Old Norse holt, German Holz wood; akin to Greek kládos twig ( clado- ), Old Irish caill wood

Word History and Origins

Origin of Holt¹

Old English holt; related to Old Norse holt, Old High German holz, Old Slavonic kladũ log, Greek klados twig

Origin of Holt²

C16: a phonetic variant of _hold ²

Example Sentences

But British comedian Rosie Holt says it's extremely rare for comedians to receive content restrictions like those.

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Holt said that if comedians were going to go to Riyadh and make jokes about the state, and "call out Khashoggi", then "I'd say fair play to them - but they won't".

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"No one goes into comedy for the paycheque," says Holt.

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I love that scene, and Glen’s performance is great, and the score by Natalie Holt is really good.

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“NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Llamas put in four years at streaming channel NBC News Now before taking over for Lester Holt in June.

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