saltbox

English

noun
Definitions
  • A box for keeping salt in.
  • A similar box formerly used as a percussion instrument in burlesque music.
  • (US) 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.

Etymology

Compound from English salt + English box (verb, a blow with the fist, boxhaul, box, case, punch).

Origin

English

box

Gloss

verb, a blow with the fist, boxhaul, box, case, punch

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

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