Vennel

An as he skellied intae the white bleeze, a troop o droid surveillance puggies advanced in heelstergowdie formation alang the corridor roof, skited by owre his heid an wi a clatter o mettalic cleuks, skittered awa eastwards doon the shadowy vennel. ❋ Ray Girvan (2004)

He turned his horse's head and retraced his path up the vennel. ❋ John Buchan (1907)

The horseman rode down the narrow vennel which led to the St. Denis gate of Paris, holding his nose like a fine lady. ❋ John Buchan (1907)

Ye chased him doon the street and through the lang vennel, and got him in Payne's field. ❋ Unknown (1887)

Just opposite to this vennel, there is another that leads north-west, from the chiefe street to the green, which is a pleasant plott of ground, enclosed round with an earthen wall, wherein they were wont to play football, but now at the Gowff and byasse-bowls. ❋ Robert Louis Stevenson (1872)

Bank-vennel, and next in a small house in a humble street, since called by his name. ❋ Robert Burns (1777)

"I thought to mysel ',' Ye are owre mony for me to mell with; but let me catch ye in Barford's Park, or at the fit of the vennel, I could gar some of ye sing another sang. ' ❋ John Ruskin (1859)