| 单词 | oyster cellar |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoyster cellar oyster cellar n. now historical a shop or tavern, originally in a basement, where oysters are sold. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > shop selling provisions > fish or seafood fish-housec1000 fisher-house1525 oyster cellar1772 fish-shop1826 1772 S. Neville Diary 15 Mar. (1950) vii. 152 Supped with him at an Oyster Cellar. 1830 J. F. Watson Ann. Philadelphia 220 Oyster Cellars..did not at first include gentlemen among their visiters. 1889 R. Brydall Art in Scotl. vi. 96 The then popular Oyster-cellars in Edinburgh. 1996 Marine Fisheries Rev. (Nexis) 22 Sept. 1 By 1874, New York City alone had over 850 oyster cellars, saloons, houses, and lunchrooms. < as lemmas |
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