"saltbox" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-saltbox.wav Forms: saltboxes [plural]
Etymology: From salt + box. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|salt|box}} salt + box Head templates: {{en-noun}} saltbox (plural saltboxes)
  1. A box for keeping salt in. Translations (a box for keeping salt in): ἁλοθήκη (halothḗkē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), солница (solnica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), طوزلق (tuzluk) (Ottoman Turkish)
    Sense id: en-saltbox-en-noun-cDgLAjNl Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 10 29 4 34 Disambiguation of 'a box for keeping salt in': 91 4 0 1 3
  2. A similar box formerly used as a percussion instrument in burlesque music.
    Sense id: en-saltbox-en-noun-V2jzXyQq Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 10 29 4 34
  3. (US) A distinctively shaped wooden-frame house with two stories at the front and one behind, characteristic of New England. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-saltbox-en-noun-rm1UWs2x Categories (other): American English, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 10 29 4 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 8 10 36 5 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 7 8 38 3 43
  4. A roof where one side slopes farther down than the other.
    Sense id: en-saltbox-en-noun-PkRzqQde
  5. (UK, slang, historical) The cell in Newgate prison for a prisoner condemned to death. Tags: UK, historical, slang Categories (topical): Architecture, Containers, Roofing
    Sense id: en-saltbox-en-noun-xVUE9~zW Disambiguation of Architecture: 14 4 20 3 59 Disambiguation of Containers: 17 17 19 5 43 Disambiguation of Roofing: 11 9 17 8 55 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 6 29 3 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 10 29 4 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 9 34 3 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 2 31 2 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 8 10 36 5 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 6 29 4 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 7 8 38 3 43

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Alternative forms

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