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Hell's Half Acre   /hɛlz hæf ˈeɪkər/   Listen
Hell's Half Acre

noun
1.
A district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and vice.  Synonym: Hell's Kitchen.





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"Hell's Half Acre" Quotes from Famous Books



... remarked the major from the door into the hall, "if you use that tone to the grand jury they will shut up every saloon in Hell's Half Acre. Hail the judge! My boy, my boy, I knew you'd line up when ...
— Andrew the Glad • Maria Thompson Daviess


Words linked to "Hell's Half Acre" :   city district, manhattan, Hell's Kitchen


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