Holk Definition

noun

(UK dialectal) A hollow cavity.

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verb

(UK dialectal) To dig out; make hollow; hollow out.

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(UK dialectal) To dig; dig into; pierce; penetrate; investigate; poke.

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(UK dialectal) To dig up; excavate.

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Origin of Holk

  • From Middle English holk, from Old English holc (“hole, cavity”), from Proto-Germanic *hulkaz (“a hollow”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide”). Cognate with Low German holke, hölke (“small hole”), German Holk (“a type of flat-bottomed barge”), Swedish holk (“nest, birdhouse”), Icelandic holkur (“tube”). Related to hulk.

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Words Starting With

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Words Starting With H and Ending With K

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