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Halk vs Hall - What's the difference?

halk | hall |

As nouns the difference between halk and hall

is that halk is (obsolete) a nook; a corner while hall is hell.

halk

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A nook; a corner.
    • (Chaucer)
    (Webster 1913) ----

    hall

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A corridor; a hallway.
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  • A meeting room.
  • A manor house (originally because a magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion).
    • (Cowell)
  • A building providing student accommodation at a university.
  • The principal room of a secular medieval building.
  • (label) Cleared passageway through a crowd.
  • * (Ben Jonson) (1572-1637)
    • A hall ! a hall!

    Derived terms

    * great hall * hall monitor * hall of fame * hall of shame