subcellar

[ suhb-sel-er ]

/ ˈsʌbˌsɛl ər /

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a cellar below the main cellar.

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Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1850–55; sub- + cellar

Just now the elevator was going down, and down it continued to go to the very subcellar.
Galusha the Magnificent|Joseph C. Lincoln
Bayliss, on the contrary, was either in the seventh heaven of bliss or the subcellar of despair.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug|Joseph C. Lincoln
A second later his eyes widened as he saw a trap door, evidently leading to a subcellar.
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X|Victor Appleton
He felt himself thrown down bodily into a sort of subcellar.
The Master Mystery|Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey

I was glad to got a job learning on shirts in a subcellar and the boss boards me for wages.
Abe and Mawruss|Montague Glass