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(historical) 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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Night-cellar means (historical) 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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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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