3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Holt  \Holt\, 
  3d  pers.  sing.  pres.  of  {Hold},  contr.  from  holdeth  [Obs.] 
  --Chaucer. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Holt  \Holt\,  n.  [AS.  holt;  akin  to  LG  holt,  D.  hout,  G.  holz. 
  Icel.  holt;  cf  Gael.  &  Ir  coill  wood,  Gr  ?  branch,  shoot.] 
  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.  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. 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Holt,  AL  (CDP,  FIPS  35704) 
  Location:  33.22955  N,  87.48095  W 
  Population  (1990):  4125  (1602  housing  units) 
  Area:  8.4  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  35404 
  Holt,  FL 
  Zip  code(s):  32564 
  Holt,  MI  (CDP,  FIPS  38780) 
  Location:  42.63725  N,  84.52560  W 
  Population  (1990):  11744  (4437  housing  units) 
  Area:  11.2  sq  km  (land),  0.1  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  48842 
  Holt,  MN  (city,  FIPS  29870) 
  Location:  48.29212  N,  96.19394  W 
  Population  (1990):  88  (42  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.6  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Holt,  MO  (city,  FIPS  32752) 
  Location:  39.45424  N,  94.34414  W 
  Population  (1990):  311  (114  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.6  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  64048 

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