"cellar flap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cellar flaps [plural]
Etymology: So called because it might be danced on the cellar flap of a public house by somebody with no money, who could not enter. Head templates: {{en-noun}} cellar flap (plural cellar flaps)
  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) Synonym of double shuffle Tags: UK, obsolete, slang Synonyms: double shuffle [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cellar_flap-en-noun-f8YQUJly Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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