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Fanofkeyra Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Hollar?

Hi English-experts,


could you please explain to me, what "hollar" means in this context? It's a soldier's tune in the John Wayne-movie "horse soldiers". All definitions I've found so far don't really make sense in this context.

"I left my love, my love I left a sleepin' in her bed. I turned my back on my true love when fightin' Johnny Reb.

I left my love a letter in the hollar of a tree. I told her she would find me, in the US Cavalry....


Thank you!
fanofkeyra

  

Top answer

It is a different word altogether. " The was a hole in the trunk of the tree. He left the letter in that hole, in the hollow, in the hollar.

— Englishmaven

  • It is a different word altogether.
  • " The was a hole in the trunk of the tree.
  • He left the letter in that hole, in the hollow, in the hollar.
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It is a different word altogether. It is a mispronunciation or regional pronunciation of "hollow." The was a hole in the trunk of the tree. He left the letter in that hole, in the hollow, in the hollar.

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fanofkeyracould you please explain to me, what "hollar" means in this context?

It is a regional accent in the US - Appalachian mountain region. Usually it's spelled "holler."
It means a hole, a hollow place. They talk about living in the holler. That is a remote and secluded valley in the mountains. The people are very poor, and live by hunting, fishin

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fanofkeyraCould you please explain to me what "hollar" means in this context?

You've been tricked by a regionalism.

hollar = holler = hollow = an empty space within something
Owls live in the hollow of the tree.

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