Definition of "ginnel" [ginnel]

• A narrow passageway or alley often between terraced houses. (noun)

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• "'I don't know what a "ginnel" is; but "fettle" is a verb."
• "I saw some country men and women get in, and I just followed them; and, oh Sarah, what does "ginnel" mean, and a "fettle"? '"
• "Half-an-hour later the party in the motor stopped at the point of the main street from which a 'ginnel' or alley led to the Mickleroyds 'house, in one of the oldest parts of the town, and quite near the mills."