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Vinony

wall

verb

  1. an action of enclosing an area within walls
L19184 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. vertical side of a building or room
  2. vertical structure, usually solid, that defines and sometimes protects an area
L3293 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /wɔːl/ / /woːl/ / /wɔl/

intj

  1. Pronunciation spelling of well.

    “Wall, they spoke up, 'n' says to her, s'd they, "Why, look a-here, aunty, Wus't his skin, 't was rock?" so s's she, "I guess not." (Well, they spoke up and says to her, said they, "Why look a-here, aunty, was it his skin that was rock [referring to the Apostle Peter]?" So says she, "I guess not.")”

    “Wall, be that as it may, ol' Hosshead was a purty good citizen in his day, an' he shore did make Juneybell toe the mark.”

name

Etymology: Calque of Mandarin 壁宿 (Bìxiù).

  1. A Chinese constellation located near Pegasus and Andromeda, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle.

noun

  1. A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot or wale.

verb

  1. To make a wall knot on the end of (a rope).