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higgledy-piggledy

mastery

/ˈhɪɡəldiˌpɪɡəldi/nounadjadv

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In this context, how does higgledy-piggledy describe the arrangement of the buildings?

There is no kind of arrangement as regards the buildings they are erected 'higgledy-piggledy;' backs to fronts, anyhow, with narrow passages between.