Hallan
noun
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Noun
- 1 The passage or space between the outer and inner door of a cottage; the partition between the passage and the room. Cumbria, Ireland, Northumbria, Scotland, dialectal
"Nails had been driven into the boards in every spot where a nail could possibly be inserted, and on these were hung the various articles of this curious museum. Exactly opposite the door there had been originally cut in the hallan an opening […]"
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More examples"Nails had been driven into the boards in every spot where a nail could possibly be inserted, and on these were hung the various articles of this curious museum. Exactly opposite the door there had been originally cut in the hallan an opening […]"
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