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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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*(Holit,) Hoalit, ppl. a. [e.m.E. hoped, hooled (c 1481).] Holed, pierced, perforated. —1581-1623 James VI Poems II. 68/22.
That envenomed darte Which . .fastned fast into my hoalit harte
