'High-holder' definitions:

Definition of 'High-holder'

From: GCIDE
  • High-holder \High"-hold`er\, n. (Zool.) The flicker; -- called also high-hole. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'high-holder'

From: GCIDE
  • Flicker \Flick"er\, n.
  • 1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; fluctuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca. [1913 Webster]
  • The cackle of the flicker among the oaks. --Thoureau. [1913 Webster]