Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HOLT
n.[L. celo. ] A wood or woodland; obsolete, except in poetry.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HOLT
HOLT Holt,
Defn: 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contr. from holdeth. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
HOLT
Holt, n. Etym: [AS. holt; akin to LG. holt, D.hout, G. holz. Icel.holt; cf Gael. & Ir. coill wood, Gr.
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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
holt
holt 1 |hōlt hoʊlt | ▶noun 1 the den of an animal, esp. that of an otter. 2 dialect a grip or hold. ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 2 ): variant of hold 1 .
holt
holt 2 |hoʊlt hōlt | ▶noun archaic or dialect a wood or wooded hill. ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch hout and German Holz, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek klados ‘twig. ’
Holter monitor
Holt er mon i tor |ˈhōltər ˈhoʊltər mɑnətər | ▶noun a portable device that records the rhythm of the heart continuously, typically for 24 –48 hours, by means of electrodes attached to the chest. ORIGIN 1950s: named after Norman J. Holter (1914 –83 ), the American biophysicist who invented it. usage: When a patient is fitted with a Holter monitor, the recording device may be on a strap that goes around the neck or over the shoulder. This procedure is so suggestive of wearing a halter that it is not surprising that many people, including some healthcare professionals, believe they are correct in calling the device a halter monitor. In fact, the true name has nothing to do with the way the device is worn, but refers only to the man who invented it: Norman J. Holter. Even though the pronunciations of Holter and halter differ, the mistaken identity is persistent.
Oxford Dictionary
holt
holt 1 |həʊlt | ▶noun 1 the den of an otter. 2 dialect, chiefly N. Amer. a grip or hold. ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 2 ): variant of hold 1 .
holt
holt 2 |həʊlt | ▶noun archaic or dialect a wood or wooded hill. ORIGIN Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch hout and German Holz, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek klados ‘twig ’.
Holter monitor
Holt er mon i tor |ˈhōltər ˈhoʊltər mɑnətər | ▶noun a portable device that records the rhythm of the heart continuously, typically for 24 –48 hours, by means of electrodes attached to the chest. ORIGIN 1950s: named after Norman J. Holter (1914 –83 ), the American biophysicist who invented it. usage: When a patient is fitted with a Holter monitor, the recording device may be on a strap that goes around the neck or over the shoulder. This procedure is so suggestive of wearing a halter that it is not surprising that many people, including some healthcare professionals, believe they are correct in calling the device a halter monitor. In fact, the true name has nothing to do with the way the device is worn, but refers only to the man who invented it: Norman J. Holter. Even though the pronunciations of Holter and halter differ, the mistaken identity is persistent.
Duden Dictionary
holterdiepolter
hol ter die pol ter Adverb umgangssprachlich |holterdiep o lter |lautmalend für ein polterndes Geräusch überstürzt, Hals über Kopf
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