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ginnel

/ ˈɡɪnəl, ˈdʒɪn- /

noun

  1. dialect,  a narrow passageway between buildings

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ginnel1

C17: perhaps a corruption of channel 1
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Example Sentences

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A ginnel once littered with dirty needles and discarded fridges has been transformed by a band of volunteers.

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They arranged for the ginnel to be gated off, cleaned up the space and added planters, bunting and other decorative features.

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Ms Leach said they had been growing climbers, herbs and even beans along the ginnel.

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As Dave Guest was reporting for BBC Breakfast on people being encouraged to transform alleyways into 'ginnel gardens', the feline ran out of nowhere and jumped onto the bench he was sitting on.

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Cheryl Neuburger, also with Ginnel, represented the buyer.

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