holcad

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/ˈhɒlkæd/

noun

A large merchantman ship in Ancient Greece.

OriginLatin holcas ← Ancient Greek ὁλκάς →
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Meanings

nounholcad (plural holcads)

plural holcads

  1. historicalA large merchantman ship in Ancient Greece.

    The storeships provided by the Athenian government , which carried also both sutlers and artificers , were thirty of large burden of the kind called holcads, and a hundred smaller[…]

    1784-1810, William Mitford, The History of Greece

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὁλκάς
  2. Latinholcas
  3. Englishholcad

From Latin holcas, from Ancient Greek ὁλκάς (holkás). Compare hulk.

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APA

holcad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holcad

MLA

“holcad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holcad. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holcad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holcad.

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