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cellar flap

cellar flap noun: synonym of double shuffle.

Noun

cellar flap (plural cellar flaps)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) Synonym of double shuffle.
    Synonyms:
    double shuffle

Synonyms of cellar flap

Forms of cellar flap

pluralcellar flaps

Origin of cellar flap

So called because it might be danced on the cellar flap of a public house by somebody with no money, who could not enter.

Questions about cellar flap

What does cellar flap mean?
Cellar flap means synonym of double shuffle.
What part of speech is cellar flap?
Cellar flap is a noun.
What is the plural of cellar flap?
The plural of cellar flap is cellar flaps.

Words near cellar flap in the dictionary

  1. cellar
  2. cellar door
  3. cellar doors
  4. cellar dweller
  5. cellar dwellers
  6. cellar flap
  7. cellar flaps
  8. cellar spider
  9. cellar spiders
  10. cellar-door
  11. cellar-doors

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