cellar-door

A form of cellar door — A door leading to a cellar.

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Meanings

nouncellar-door (plural cellar-doors)

plural cellar-doors

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cellar door.

    The cellar-door flew open with a booming sound, and then he heard the noise much louder, on the floors below; then coming up the stairs; then coming straight towards the door.

    1843 December 19, Charles Dickens, “Stave I. Marley’s Ghost.”, in A Christmas Carol. […], London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, pages 24–25
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APA

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Chicago

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