parpen wall
/ˌpɑːp(ə)n ˈwɔːl/Chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern )
noun
A wall built of parpen stones; (hence) a wall one brick thick; any thin wall, especially an internal wall or partition. Also (Scottish ): a parapet wall, especially of a bridge.
Origin
Late Middle English. From parpen + wall.
- upthrow
- upthrust
- uptick
- uptight
- uptime
- up to
- up to a point
- up to date
- up to eleven
- up to mud
- up to no good
- up to one's armpits
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's elbows in
- up to one's neck in
- up to one's (old) tricks
- up top
- up to par
- up to putty
- up to scratch
- up to snuff
- up to speed
- (up) to the hilt
- up to the mark
- up to the minute