cold cellar

noun

, Chiefly Northeastern U.S.

1. root cellar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cold cellar¹

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65

Example Sentences

From the king's gorgeous chamber to the cold cellar they shot.

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When itPage 100 hath done working, stop it up very close, and keep it in a very cold Cellar.

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He knew the flesh of the young cow was tender and good, and after freezing it he hung it up in his cold cellar.

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It was lying asleep in a cold cellar on a little heap of straw.

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The run of 1914 was very limited and of necessity stored in a cold cellar.

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