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night-cellar

noun

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  1. A cellar open to the public at night for the purchase of food, drink, and entertainment,…

    A cellar open to the public at night for the purchase of food, drink, and entertainment, primarily in London, England in the 18th century.

    • The palace, the night-cellar, the jail, the madhouse: the chambers of birth and death, of health and sickness, the rigid face of the corpse and the calm sleep of the child: midnight was upon them all.

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