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Alley
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
(from the Fr.1 allee, a walk), a narrow passageway between two buildings available only for foot passengers or hand-carts, sometimes entered only at one end and known as a "blind alley," or cul-de-sac. The name is also given to the long narrow enclosures where bowls or skittles are played.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Alley'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/alley.html. 1910.