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ginnels

ginnels is the plural of ginnel.

Meaning of ginnel

Noun

ginnel (plural ginnels)

  1. (England, Yorkshire, especially, Lancashire, Manchester) A narrow passageway or alley often between terraced houses.
    • […]maks things as pleasant as stondin in a ginnel ov a wyndy neet waitin o'th' sweetheart comin out.1885, Benjamin Brierley, Ab-o'th'-Yate in Yankeeland, page 59
    Synonyms:
    ennog, snicket, twitchel

Questions about ginnels

What is ginnels the plural of?
Ginnels is the plural of ginnel.

Words near ginnels in the dictionary

  1. ginned
  2. ginned up
  3. ginnee
  4. ginnees
  5. ginnel
  6. ginnels
  7. ginner
  8. ginneries
  9. ginners
  10. ginnery
  11. ginnet

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