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Fan⋅euil

[fan-l, -yuhl; formerly fuhn-l; spelling pron. fan-yoo-uhl]
–noun
Peter, 1700–43, American merchant: builder of Faneuil Hall.
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Fan·euil   (fān'l, fān'yəl)   
American merchant who built Faneuil Hall in Boston (1742) and donated it to the city. The building was a meeting place for patriots during the Revolutionary period.
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