different between ginnel vs snickle

English

Alternative forms

• guinnel, gennel

Etymology

From ginn (“a road or passage down to the sea”) +? -el (diminutive suffix), ultimately from Old English ginn (“a side expanse, an opening, abyss”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???n?l/
• Rhymes: -?n?l

Noun

ginnel (plural ginnels)

1. (England, especially Yorkshire and Lancashire) A narrow passageway or alley often between terraced houses.

Synonyms

• ennog, snicket
• See also Thesaurus:alley

Translations

Anagrams

• elning

English

Etymology 1

Variant of sniggle.

Noun

snickle (plural snickles)

1. (dialect) Suppressed or sly laughter; snigger.

Verb

snickle (third-person singular simple present snickles, present participle snickling, simple past and past participle snickled)

1. (intransitive, dialect) To laugh at someone or something

Etymology 2

Origin unknown. Perhaps from sneck (“a latch; catch”) +? -le (diminutive suffix). Compare snack (“to snap; click”), snatch.

Noun

snickle (plural snickles)

1. (dialect) A noose or snare made using a slip knot.

Verb

snickle (third-person singular simple present snickles, present participle snickling, simple past and past participle snickled)

1. (transitive, dialect) To snare using a snickle.
2. (transitive, dialect) To tie up or hang (something) using a rope around the neck.
3. (transitive, dialect) To use (a rope) to tie or hang by the neck.

Anagrams

• Nickels, Nickles, nickels, nickles, slicken