˜yÐÄvlog

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wynd

[ wahynd ]

noun

Chiefly Scot.
  1. a narrow street or alley.


wynd

/ ·É²¹Éª²Ô»å /

noun

  1. a narrow lane or alley
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wynd1

1375–1425; late Middle English ( Scots ) wynde, Old English gewind winding path. See wind 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wynd1

C15: from the stem of wind ²
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Example Sentences

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Cables Wynd House gets a passing mention as the childhood home of Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson in Irvine Welsh's 1993 novel, but for modern tenants, issues are far from fictional.

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The Cables Wynd House Residents Group presented a report to the council last month.

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The bridge was built on Libberton Wynd's foundations, which can still be seen in The Void.

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Libberton's Wynd was also famed for housing one of the city's best-known taverns, which was called The Mermaid before it became Johnnie Dowie's Tavern.

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About 14 people could fit in its principal room, which looked to the Wynd, but the other rooms were said to be so small that no more than six people could fit in each of them.

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