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hallans

hallans is the plural of hallan.

Meaning of hallan

Noun

hallan (plural hallans)

  1. (Cumbria, Ireland, Northumbria, Scotland, dialectal, Lancashire) The passage or space between the outer and inner door of a cottage; the partition between the passage and the room.
    • 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 […]1881, Chambers's Journal, volume 58, number 1, page 343

Questions about hallans

What is hallans the plural of?
Hallans is the plural of hallan.

Words near hallans in the dictionary

  1. Hallamshire
  2. hallan
  3. Halland
  4. Hallandale
  5. Hallandale Beach
  6. hallans
  7. hallanshaker
  8. hallanshakers
  9. Hallantide
  10. Hallaton
  11. Hallatrow

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