tenfoot

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English[edit]

A tenfoot in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.
A tenfoot in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire.

Etymology[edit]

ten +‎ foot

Noun[edit]

tenfoot (plural tenfoots)

  1. (UK, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Hull) A ten-foot-wide alleyway, usually behind one's house.

Usage notes[edit]

  • The term is often used to refer to an alleyway which is not actually ten foot wide.

Synonyms[edit]

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