saltbox

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A box for keeping salt in.
  2. A similar box formerly used as a percussion instrument in burlesque music.
    — [O]ne who had heard without seeing the application, would have mistaken the sound for that of a salt-box, in the hand of a dext'rous Merry Andrew, belonging to one of the booths at Bartholomew Fair.
  3. A distinctively shaped wooden-frame house with two stories at the front and one behind, characteristic of New England. US
    — Rather than build new homes, weekenders are renovating existing homes, with saltboxes and capes predominant.
  4. A roof where one side slopes farther down than the other.
  5. The cell in Newgate prison for a prisoner condemned to death. UK,historical,slang
    — “I think I'd rather languish in the Salt Box at Newgate Prison wearing the Devil's Claws than to be married to that tree,” Kierney said.

词形变化

saltboxes plural salt-box alternative

词源

From salt + box.
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