Whitechapel

[ hwahyt-chap-uhl, wahyt- ]

noun

1. a district in E London, England.

Whitechapel

/ ˈwaɪtˌtʃæpəl /

noun

1. billiards the act of potting one's opponent's white ball

Word History and Origins

Origin of Whitechapel¹

C19: slang use of Whitechapel, a district of London

Example Sentences

It will be on view at the Whitechapel Gallery January 14—April 15, 2014.

From The Daily Beast

And away went the coach up Whitechapel, to the admiration of the whole population of that pretty densely populated quarter.

From Project Gutenberg

I once knew a sweep in Whitechapel who was firmly persuaded that he had a legacy of five hundred pounds in the Bank of England.

From Project Gutenberg

He was for many years Rector of Whitechapel, where he eloquently preached both by word and pen.

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I remember well the falling of the Brunswick Theatre, out Whitechapel way.

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It had none of the dismal and monotonous hideousness and the hopelessness of a Bethnal Green and a Whitechapel.

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