Hōlt, n.

n. [A-S., O. Sax., & L. Ger. holt, grove, wood, D. hout, Ger. holz, allied to Gael. & Ir. coil, coille, pl. coillte, wood, W. cel, celt, shelter, covert.] 1. A wood, or piece of woodland; especially, a woody hill. [Obs., except in poetry.] As the wind in holts and shady greaves, A murmur makes among the boughs and leaves. Fairfax. She sent her voice through all the holt Before her, and the park. Tennyson. 2. A deep hole in a river where there is protection for fish; also, a cover, a hole, or other place of security. “Gone to holt.” C. Kingsley.