Holipoli

• Greek hoi poloi (nominative pl. of ho, the + polloi, nominative pl. of polus, many.] → the population, "the people", or the populace. Sometimes used perjoratively, e.g. "the mob" or "the rabble."

• Middle English holin, variant holi: holly, the evergreen with glossy green leaves and red berries which is a recognizable stand-in for the Holired or "holy red" forbidden fruit which precipitated the Fall in Eden. Note the repetition of variants of "holly" in the line: "... paul holey comer holipoli whollyisland..."

• In the WWI battle at Gallipoli, British and French troops mounted an offensive to capture Constantinople. The operation failed, with an estimated 250,000 soldiers killed, most of them Turkish, although allied losses were also heavy. (Cf. Gallipoli at Wikipedia)