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- US Pronunciation
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- [sawlt-boks]
- /ˈsɔltˌbɒks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sawlt-boks]
- /ˈsɔltˌbɒks/
Definitions of saltbox word
- noun saltbox a box in which salt is kept. 1
- noun saltbox 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. 1
- noun saltbox a box for salt with a sloping lid 0
- noun saltbox a house that has two storeys in front and one storey at the back, with a gable roof that extends downwards over the rear 0
- noun saltbox a box for salt, with a sloping lid 0
- noun saltbox a house, as in colonial New England, shaped somewhat like this, having two stories in front and one at the rear, and a gable roof with a much longer slope at the rear 0
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Origin of saltbox
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Saltbox
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
saltbox popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
saltbox usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with saltbox
- what is a saltbox house?
- how to build a saltbox roof?
- what is a saltbox?
- what distinguishes a saltbox house?
- how to make a saltbox house?
- how to build a saltbox shed?
- how to make primitive saltbox houses?
- how to make saltbox houses?
- what is a saltbox home?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with s
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