Night-cellar

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A cellar open to the public at night for the purchase of food, drink, and entertainment, primarily in London, England in the 18th century. historical

    "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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"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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