Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

night-cellar

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: night--cel-lar
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

night-cellars (plural)

Questions

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

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