saltbox

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Synonyms: salt box, salt-box

Antonyms: salt box, salt-box

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Noun

1. A box for keeping salt in.
2. A similar box formerly used as a percussion instrument in burlesque music.
3. {{lb|en|US}} A distinctively shaped [[wooden]]-[[frame]] [[house]] with two [[story|stories]] at the front and one behind, characteristic of [[New England]].
4. A roof where one side slopes farther down than the other.
5. {{lb|en|UK|slang|historical}} The cell in Newgate prison for a prisoner condemned to death.

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