Wolds

Wolds
Wolds (wōldz)
A range of chalk hills in northeast England along both banks of the Humber River.

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n [pl]
two ranges of hills in north-east England. The range to the north of the River Humber used to be called the Yorkshire Wolds, and is now simply called the Wolds. The range to the south of the Humber is known as the Lincolnshire Wolds.

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