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Thread #36713   Message #3460324
Posted By: John MacKenzie
02-Jan-13 - 08:55 AM
Thread Name: Folklore/language: Of snickets and ginnels
Subject: RE: Of snickets and ginnels
There's a Finkle Street in Kendal.
Apart from closes, in Scotland, we also have wynds.
Poke mentioned above is common parlance in the west of Scotland, for a paper bag. Think, 'Buying a pig in a poke'
Weakness was described as, not being able to punch your way out of a wet poke.