HOLT (2)

Holt, n. [[AS. holt; akin to LG. holt, D. hout, G. holz. Icel. holt; cf Gael. & Ir. coill wood, Gr. � branch, shoot.]] 1. 1. A piece of woodland; especially, a woody hill. “Every holt and heath.” Chaucer.
She sent her voice though all the holt Before her, and the park. Tennyson. 2. 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.