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

Hearing her brother's name, Drusilla leaned over across the salt-box and said: "I pray you, Master Pym, can you tell me what hath kept my brother so late in Plymouth?"

From The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR by Leighton, Robert

But that was not the worst, for she got round with the salt-box, which she considered an extra European touch, and turned my stew into sea-water. 

From Island Nights' Entertainments by Stevenson, Robert Louis

Unfortunately the salt-box slipped in his hand, and he poured in much more than he had intended—in fact, the whole contents of the box.

From Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 by White, Andrew Dickson

But that was not the worst, for she got round with the salt-box, which she considered an extra European touch, and turned my stew into sea-water.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis