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Holk vs Halk - What's the difference?

holk | halk |

As nouns the difference between holk and halk

is that holk is a hollow cavity while halk is a nook; a corner.

As a verb holk

is to dig out; make hollow; hollow out.

holk

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A hollow cavity.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To dig out; make hollow; hollow out.
  • To dig; dig into; pierce; penetrate; investigate; poke.
  • To dig up; excavate.
  • * 1908 , University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen University Studies , Volume 35, page 96,
    • 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.

    halk

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A nook; a corner.
    • (Chaucer)
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