(East, _, Yorkshire) The club rush.
(East, _, Yorkshire) The club rush.
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(Midlands) A shady valley, a dingle; especially one with steep wooded sides and a stream running through it.
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A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.
A British geographical descriptor for the side or slope of a dale — a valley, particularly in northern England where 'dale' is the standard word for a river valley (as in Wensleydale, Swaledale). Used as a noun or in attributive position to describe communities, landscapes, or properties situated along a valley's flank. Common in Yorkshire and the Lake District contexts.
A cellar, basement, or underground passage.
Also written ghyll Nhb. s.Dur. e.Dur.^ Lakel.' Cum.^ Wm. w.Yks. ; gil Sc. (Jam.) S. & Ork.^ ; gyle Nhb.» [gU.] 1. A ravine, a narrow valley or glen, with precipitous or rocky banks, gen. wooded, and with a stream running at the bottom ; a dingle.
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