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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1826
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¶HOLT, v. A local Sc. variant of Eng. halt, to stop, stand still (Slk. (Ettr. For.) 1825 Jam.). Ayr. 1826 Galt Last of Lairds xxxviii.:
But holt, Jock, look up to the clock in the stair.
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