salt shaker

or saltshaker

noun

1. a container for salt with a perforated top to allow the salt to be shaken out.

Word History and Origins

Origin of salt shaker¹

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Example Sentences

This stage of life is where the nickname “flying salt shakers of death” becomes particularly apt, he said.

From Washington Post

Some researchers call these infected cicadas “flying salt shakers of death.”

From Washington Post

One reason is that more than 70 percent of salt in the American diet comes from packaged and prepared foods, according to the Food and Drug Administration, not from the salt shaker at home.

From Washington Post

The children did as the little cook requested, sprinkled on a little salt from the salt shaker, and took a taste.

From Project Gutenberg

Jess herself said maybe it was the remarkable salt shaker which had to stand on its head always, because there was no floor to it.

From Project Gutenberg

The Phantom eyed him keenly, though he seemed wholly absorbed in contemplation of the salt shaker.

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Caroline stalked aggressively into the dining-room, and finding it for the moment empty, hastily replaced the salt-shaker.

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Bat laughed and reached for a salt shaker with a great assumption of carelessness.

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