vauxhall
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Vauxhall (ˈvɒksˌhɔːl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a district in London, on the south bank of the Thames |
| 2. | Also called: Vauxhall Gardens a public garden at Vauxhall, laid out in 1661; a fashionable meeting place and site of lavish entertainments. Closed in 1859 |
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Vauxhall
popular pleasure garden on south bank of Thames in London, c.1661-1859; the name is M.E. Faukeshale (1279), "Hall or manor of a man called Falkes," an O.Fr. personal name.
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