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单词 cellarhood
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cellarhoodn.

Brit. /ˈsɛləhʊd/, U.S. /ˈsɛlərˌ(h)ʊd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cellar n.1, -hood suffix.
Etymology: < cellar n.1 + -hood suffix.
1. The condition of being a cellar. rare.
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1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock 336 How it [sc. Evans's supper-room] emerged from a state of brawling night cellarhood, to the dignity of a harmonic meeting.
2. Sport (originally and chiefly Baseball). The state of being in the lowest (or occasionally a low) position in the overall rankings or standings of a league or other grouping. See cellar n.1 2c.
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1992 Boston Herald (Nexis) 14 Aug. (Sports) 76 Considerably more was on the line than one simple baseball game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium last night. The cellar - a.k.a. the basement, the pits, skunksville - awaited the loser, but the Boston club bravely rose to the occasion... Frank Viola didn't even realize that the Sox were on the brink of Cellarhood last night.
2004 N. W. Macdonald League that Lasted xi. 105 The glow in Cincinnati over the 1876 baseball season was as sweet as spring sunshine as Cincy, a candidate for cellarhood, won 2—1 before about 2000 fans.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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