salt-box

American  

[sawlt-boks] / ˈsɔltˌbɒks /

Or saltbox

noun

1. a box in which salt is kept.

2. a type of house found especially in New England, generally two full stories high in front and one story high in back, the roof having about the same pitch in both directions so that the ridge is well toward the front of the house.

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Etymology

Origin of salt-box

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

In the past few decades, McMansions have replaced salt-box homes that could have been easily picked up and moved away from the water, Jennings noted.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2014

When you seize at the salt-box Over the hedge you'll see him sail.

From Fairies and Fusiliers by Graves, Robert

It was a wooden salt-box, and the sliding cover was nailed on.

From Young Lucretia and Other Stories by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins

He was so small that his mother used to put him on the table to play; and once she found him in the salt-box.

From The National Nursery Book With 120 illustrations by Unknown

What payment could he offer, he who could scarcely find the coins to fill his salt-box or to mend his surplice?

From The Waters of Edera by Ouida