ginnel
/ (ˈɡɪnəl, ˈdʒɪn-) /
Northern English dialect a narrow passageway between buildings
Origin of ginnel
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How to use ginnel in a sentence
And what particular one do you want to go up—the ginnel against my mill?'
Sarah's School Friend | May BaldwinScholes, who was cleaning out the ginnel in front of his stable, straightened himself, staring intently at his informant.
The Root of All Evil | J. S. FletcherAn away Susy flew daan th' ginnel, famously suited wi' th' way shoo'd capt 'em wi' her scholarship.
Yorksher Puddin' | John HartleyThen it pained me so the ginnel stopped a-laughin' and sent for the doctor, and he giv' me a drink of whiskey.
Tenting on the Plains | Elizabeth B. CusterThe ginnel would be standin' at the back window, just to catch a chance to laugh at me if I gave the prisoners anythin' to eat.
Tenting on the Plains | Elizabeth B. Custer
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