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Hall vs Whall - What's the difference?

hall | whall |

As nouns the difference between hall and whall

is that hall is a corridor; a hallway while whall is a light colour of the iris in horses; the state of being walleyed.

As a proper noun Hall

is {{surname|British and Scandinavian topographic|from=Middle English}} for someone who lived in or near a hall.

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

    whall

    English

    Alternative forms

    * whaul

    Noun

    (-)
  • A light colour of the iris in horses; the state of being walleyed.
    • (Webster 1913)