Talk:guinnel

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==English==
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
#(''British, especially Yorkshire and Lancashire'') Narrow [[passageway]] or [[alley]] often between terraced houses.
#*"Your Mum" - an extract from Dancing With Laura Carr, by Samuel Frances Harrison, born and bred in Lancashire.
#*:"Shall we go down the guinnel today?"
====Alternative spellings====
* [[ginnel]]

guinnel

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I'm familiar with the spelling ginnel, but I've never seen this. Nothing obvious on Google Books from the brief glance I gave it... Widsith 13:38, 20 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Not many cites at all but I liked this one:

Okay, when was the last time you outran a cop? Group: rec.motorcycles.harley Seventy in a forty zone gets you a police escort but as I knew the area (Leeds, Alwoodley) really well, I knew where the guinels were ( a guinel is a walkway between two houses). There's a great one that runs near where my cousin now lives. There's nothing but curves to it so the cops couldn't get a straight view ... Nov 8 1999 by Adrian Merrington - 19 messages - 14 authors DCDuring 14:32, 20 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

Interesting....that's yet another spelling altogether! Widsith 17:14, 21 November 2007 (UTC)Reply