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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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CELLAR, n.

Sc. usages: 1. “The best room in the house” (Cai.³ 1930); the principal apartment in the house of a crofter.Ork. 1920 J. Firth Reminisc. Ork. Par. (1922) 12:
Beyond the mid-gable was the ben-end, which was reached through the cellar-door.Cai. 1849 J. T. Calder St Mary's Fair 43:
Meantime from out the crowded barn retired, Snug in the “cellar” sit the married folks.

2. See quot. Dmf. 1937 T. Henderson Lockerbie 133: 
Soon the great quantity of goods was speedily concealed in pits, which were locally known as cellars, in the adjoining moor, and covered over with turf.