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gennel, ginnel dial.|ˈdʒɛnəl, ˈdʒɪnəl; elsewhere ˈgɪnəl|
Also 7 genn-, ginn-, gynnell, 9 jennel.
[Of obscure origin: sense 1 suggests that it may be a corruption of chenelle channel.]
†1. = channel 3 a. Obs.
1613Manch. Ct. Leet Rec. (1885) II. 287 Roberte Charnocke..hath newlie erected a privie, the ffilthe whereof ffalleth into a certen Gynnell or guttr. 1647Ibid. (1887) IV. 11 Mr John Marler shall cause the said Ginnell soe to bee clensed as it may not bee for the future preiudiciall to others.
2. dial. A long narrow passage between houses, either roofed or unroofed.
1669Manch. Ct. Leet Rec. (1887) V. 98 Wm Jackson hath made a Doore into A Ginnell belongeinge to Edmo Heywood. a1804J. Mather Songs (1862) 33 in Sheffield Gloss. s.v., When Sancho was a raw-boned whelp And lived in yonder jennel. 1855Waugh Lanc. Life (1857) 111 Through th' ginnel, an' up th' steps. |