Snickelway

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A narrow alley between buildings. Yorkshire

    "Soak up the city's history while exploring its maze of ancient streets and snickelways (hidden alleyways); you can get everywhere on foot and see many attractions in just a day."

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alleyalleywaygangwaytwitchelwynd

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"Soak up the city's history while exploring its maze of ancient streets and snickelways (hidden alleyways); you can get everywhere on foot and see many attractions in just a day."

Etymology

Blend of snicket + ginnel + alleyway. Coined by Mark W. Jones in 1983 in his book A Walk Around the Snickelways of York.

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