Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cellar flap

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
cel-lar flap
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of double shuffle.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cellar flaps (plural)

Synonyms

double shuffle

Questions

What does cellar flap mean?
Synonym of double shuffle.
Where does cellar flap come from?
So called because it might be danced on the cellar flap of a public house by somebody with no money, who could not enter.

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