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Kolk vs Holk - What's the difference?

kolk | holk |

As nouns the difference between kolk and holk

is that kolk is an underwater vortex similar to a whirlwind. Capable of dislodging, picking up, and moving boulders while holk is a hollow cavity.

As a verb holk is

to dig out; make hollow; hollow out.

kolk

English

Alternative forms

* colc

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geology) an underwater vortex similar to a whirlwind. Capable of dislodging, picking up, and moving boulders.
  • * A whirlpool or tornado effect that forms in deep, fast moving water. Kolks can pick up solid blocks of basalt in flood areas. [http://www.kidscosmos.org/kid-stuff/mars-trip-glossary-hn.html]
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    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.