salt-box

or salt·box

[ sawlt-boks ]

/ ˈsɔltˌbɒks /

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noun

a box in which salt is kept.

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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Origin of salt-box

First recorded in 1605–15

Words nearby salt-box

saltationism, saltatorial, saltatory, salt away, salt bath, salt-box, saltbush, salt cake, salt cedar, saltcellar, salt chuck

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How to use salt-box in a sentence

In response to the screen quota cut, South Korea established a “cinema tax” on the box office.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He goes into some detail into what it took to persuade voters to pass marriage equality at the ballot box in four states in 2012.
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality|E.J. Graff|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
How to Train Your Dragon 2, the tenth highest grossing movie in 2014 America, made $22 million at the Korean box office.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By 2012, the marriage equality movement had won in courts and legislatures—but not at the ballot box.
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality|E.J. Graff|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

That November, many of us were stunned as voters in four states supported marriage equality at the ballot box.
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality|E.J. Graff|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Beside her was a box of bonbons, which she held out at intervals to Madame Ratignolle.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The Afghan was true to his salt, and their own retainers, who had come with them from Lucknow, remained steadfast at this crisis.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Now and then the boy who had bought Squinty, and who was taking him home, would look around at his pet in the slatted box.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
The little pig in the box felt himself being lifted out of the wagon.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
Mrs. Newbolt was cutting splints for her new sun-bonnet out of a pasteboard box.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden

British Dictionary definitions for salt-box

saltbox

/ (ˈsɔːltˌbɒks) /

noun

a box for salt with a sloping lid

US a house that has two storeys in front and one storey at the back, with a gable roof that extends downwards over the rear

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