The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Holt \Holt\,
   3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contr. from holdeth. [Obs.]
   --Chaucer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Holt \Holt\, n. [AS. holt; akin to LG. holt, D. hout, G. holz.
   Icel. holt; cf Gael. & Ir. coill wood, Gr. ? branch, shoot.]
   1. A piece of woodland; especially, a woody hill. "Every holt
      and heath." --Chaucer.
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            She sent her voice though all the holt
            Before her, and the park.             --Tennyson.
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   2. A deep hole in a river where there is protection for fish;
      also, a cover, a hole, or hiding place. " The fox has gone
      to holt." --C. Kingsley.
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