Meaning of saltbox | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A box for keeping salt in.
2. A similar box formerly used as a percussion instrument in burlesque music.
3. A distinctively shaped wooden-frame house with two stories at the front and one behind, characteristic of New England.
   US
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

Examples

“[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.”

“Rather than build⟳ new homes, weekenders are renovating existing homes, with saltboxes and capes predominant.”

““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.”

“As expected, Peg was indeed cast⟳ for death and was moved to the 'salt box' (the condemned cell) in the Press-yard to be near the New Drop.”

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