I've always heard it called a cwtch, but that's apparently just a Welsh thing.

  • medium_adult_son [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Related - what's the name of the closet in a basement that's right under the front step to the house?

    • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      The tornado room, ours was always the deepest/most sheltered spot in the house

      • medium_adult_son [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        That's basically what we called ours too, but after looking it up it might be called a cold room or root cellar too. They're common in old houses, some even have a vent to the outside for food storage purposes.

        • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          I've never heard "root cellar" refer specifically to that room, but it makes sense. Fill that sucker up with tasty parsnips n shit

          • emizeko [they/them]
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            3 years ago

            common misconception, the root cellar is actually the cellar that grants you full privileges over all other cellars in the basement operating system