Holt
Holt , third person singular present
Holt , noun
[Anglo-Saxon holt; akin to LG. holt, Dutch hout, German holz. Icelandic holt; cf Gael. & Ir. coill wood, Greek {not transcribed} branch, shoot.]
1.
A piece of woodland; especially, a woody hill.
Every holt and heath.
She sent her voice though all the holt
Before her, and the park.
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.