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Ginnel

//ˈɡɪnəl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A narrow passageway or alley often between terraced houses. England, Yorkshire, especially

    "[…]maks things as pleasant as stondin in a ginnel ov a wyndy neet waitin o'th' sweetheart comin out."

Etymology

From ginn (“a road or passage down to the sea”) + -el (diminutive suffix), ultimately from Old English ginn (“a side expanse, an opening, abyss”).

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