ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Holk

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Holk is a noun meaning (UK dialectal) A hollow cavity.

Meaning

(UK dialectal) A hollow cavity.

More Meanings

  1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To dig out; make hollow; hollow out.
  2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To dig; dig into; pierce; penetrate; investigate; poke.
  3. (transitive, UK dialectal) To dig up; excavate.

Example Sentences

The Sessioune perceiving gryt perell through the burieing of people in the kirkyaird of thair perroche kirk and within the kirk itself by raising of grene graivis and holking under the kirk vall undermynding of the samyne ordanis fra this furth that na persone presume to mak graivis within the precinct thairof or yit to burie any persone within the boundis of the samine.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hulch, hollower, holer, hiddle, hawsehole, holme.

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