Holt

·noun A piece of woodland; especially, a woody hill.

II. Holt ·- 3d pers. ·sg ·pres. of Hold, contr. from holdeth.

III. Holt ·noun A deep hole in a river where there is protection for fish; also, a cover, a hole, or hiding place.

holt
for hold. Ex. 'Death has got holt of him.' ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
holt
a wood. S. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
holt
[from the Anglo-Saxon]. A peaked hill covered with a wood. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Hutton, Richard Holt
(1826-1897) Essayist and miscellaneous writer, was brought up as a Unitarian, and for some time was...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin