Reference meaning
holt
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A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
Other meanings
2. noun
The lair of an animal, especially of an otter.
3. proper noun
A surname An English and north-west European topographic surname for someone who lived by a small wood.
4. proper noun
A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in East Dorset district (OS grid ref SU0203).
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