"cellar-door" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cellar-doors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cellar-door (plural cellar-doors)
  1. Alternative form of cellar door. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cellar door
    Sense id: en-cellar-door-en-noun-yIcYT7yI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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