high-holder

noun

high-hold·​er

variants or less commonly high-hole

ˈ⸗ˌhōl

or high-holer

ˈ⸗ˌhōlə(r)

dialectal

: flicker entry 3

Word History

Etymology

by folk etymology from Middle English hygh-whele, probably of imitative origin

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined above

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