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a cellar, partially or wholly underground and usually covered with dirt, where root crops and other vegetables are stored.[1815-25]
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root cellar
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cold cellar — noun Northeast : a room or section of a cellar where root crops may be stored over winter at temperatures slightly above freezing * * * Chiefly Northeastern U.S. root cellar. [1960 65, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
