saltbox

Meaning

Noun

  • A box for keeping salt in.
  • A similar box formerly used as a percussion instrument in burlesque music.
  • a distinctively-shaped wooden-frame house with two storeys at the front and one behind, characteristic of New England
  • A roof where one side slopes farther down than the other.

Origin

  • salt + box

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