vennel
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of vennel
C15: from Old French venelle, from Latin vēna vein
Example Sentences
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"Illuminating the vennel with such an impactful artwork gives it some much-deserved profile in the city. We're delighted to be involved in the project."
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2022
Even with the scaffold looming out down the vennel, it pleased me to say this to him, for such is the vanity of Galloway, and especially of a Galloway Gordon.
From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
Then I saw that he was followed by three others, bent, slinking fellows, who slipped across the patches of moonlight, and eagerly scanned the empty vennel.
From Salute to Adventurers by John Buchan
The horseman rode down the narrow vennel which led to the St. Denis gate of Paris, holding his nose like a fine lady.
From The Path of the King by John Buchan
He turned his horse's head and retraced his path up the vennel.
From The Path of the King by John Buchan
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