Definitions For Holk

Verb

{{en-verb}} (transitive, UK, _, dialectal) To dig out; make hollow; hollow out. (transitive, UK, _, dialectal) To dig; dig into; pierce; penetrate; investigate; poke. (transitive, UK, _, dialectal) To dig up; excavate.

Noun

HOLK (plural HOLKs) (UK, _, dialectal) A hollow cavity.

Alternative forms

{{alter, en, howk, houk}}

Etymology

From Middle English holk, from {{inh, en, ang, holc, , hole, cavity}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, hulkaz, , a hollow}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *ḱel-, , to cover, hide}}. Cognate with {{cog, nds, holke}}, hölke, , small hole, {{cog, de, Holk, , a type of flat-bottomed barge}}, {{cog, sv, holk, , nest, birdhouse}}, {{cog, is, hólkur, , tube}}. Related to hulk.

Anagrams

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