tenfoot
(UK, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Hull) A ten-foot-wide alleyway, typically located behind residential properties.
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(UK, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Hull) A ten-foot-wide alleyway, typically located behind residential properties.
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