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ThatguyfromBaltimore t1_j089arf wrote on December 14, 2022 at 7:58 PM

Sallyports. At least that's what I have always heard them called

umbligado t1_j08x1iz wrote on December 14, 2022 at 10:29 PM

Yup. etymology for anyone interested.

KierkeBored t1_j095k0m wrote on December 14, 2022 at 11:28 PM

Thanks. I love etymology.

umbligado t1_j095skw wrote on December 14, 2022 at 11:30 PM

Hey fam!

Interstate8 t1_j0bv4mx wrote on December 15, 2022 at 2:58 PM

I love bugs too

SilverProduce0 t1_j089q5f wrote on December 14, 2022 at 8:00 PM

That’s what my landlord calls them too. I never heard that term until I moved here.

squiddydc OP t1_j08bzrq wrote on December 14, 2022 at 8:14 PM

Thanks! I found one in DC, in Georgetown: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mvjantzen/52561516377/ - very rare for DC; common in Baltimore, it seems.

shebang_bin_bash t1_j08iyfc wrote on December 14, 2022 at 8:57 PM

That’s deliciously medieval.

narwhalDavidson t1_j09tbz7 wrote on December 15, 2022 at 2:25 AM

TIL. Thank you for this.