The difference between Eyot and Holm
When used as nouns, eyot means a little island, especially in a river or lake, whereas holm means the holly.
check bellow for the other definitions of Eyot and Holm
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Eyot as a noun (chiefly, British):
A little island, especially in a river or lake.
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Holm as a noun (obsolete, outside, dialects):
The holly.
Examples:
"rfquotek Edmund Spenser"
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Holm as a noun:
A common evergreen oak of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak.
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Holm as a noun:
An island in a lake, river or estuary; an eyot.
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Holm as a noun (dialect, chiefly, West Yorkshire, Scotland, Orkney):
Any small island, but especially one near a larger island or the mainland, sometimes with holly bushes; an islet. Often the word is used in Norse-influenced place-names. See also .
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Holm as a noun:
Rich flat land near a river, prone to being completely flooded; a river-meadow; bottomland.