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holked

holked is the simple past and past participle of holk.

Meaning of holk

Verb

holk (third-person singular simple present holks, present participle holking, simple past and past participle holked)

  1. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To dig out; make hollow; hollow out.
  2. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To dig; dig into; pierce; penetrate; investigate; poke.
  3. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To dig up; excavate.
    • 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...1908, Aberdeen University Studies, volume 35, University of Aberdeen, page 96

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Questions about holked

What is holked the simple past and past participle of?
Holked is the simple past and past participle of holk.

Words near holked in the dictionary

  1. holisticness
  2. holistics
  3. holists
  4. holiweek
  5. holk
  6. holked
  7. Holker
  8. Holkerian
  9. Holkham
  10. Holkhams
  11. holking

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