An archaic or dialectal term for a hollow or low-lying area of land.
From Old English 'hol' and Old Saxon 'hol', related to Germanic words meaning 'cavity' or 'hole'. Related to the modern English 'hollow' and 'hole'.
This is one of those Old English words that's barely used anymore, but it survives in place names like 'Hollingsworth' and 'Holborn' in London, where 'hol' was combined with other Old English terms to describe geography.
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