English Explanatory Dictionary

snickelway

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A narrow alley between buildings.

Word forms

snickelway snickelways snickleway

Etymology

Blend of snicket + ginnel + alleyway. Coined by Mark W. Jones in 1983 in his book A Walk Around the Snickelways of York.

Synonyms

alley
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