Holt

holt, n. a wood or woody hill a hole, or other place of security, esp a deep hole in a river, where there protection for fish. [A S. holt, a wood Ice. holt, a copse, Gcr. holz. Holus -bolus, hol'iis-bc/Jus, u adv. all at a gulp altogether. fA vulgarism. Formed from whole, and bolus, a pill.] Holy, hf/Ji, adj perfect in a moral sense pure in heart religious set apart to a sacred use. adv Ho'llly. (A.S halig whole, perfect; healthy—lull, suuud, whole conn, with Hall, Heal, Whole.]