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单词 Lot's wife
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Lot's wife

English

Etymology

In the Bible, the Book of Genesis describes how Lot's wife became a pillar of salt after she looked back at Sodom.

Noun

Lot's wife

  1. (slang, humorous) A salt shaker.
    • 1948, Howard Pease, Bound for Singapore (page 46)
      Someone asked, “Pass Lot's wife, Toppy, will you?” Toppy slid the salt shaker down the table []
    • 2001, Nancy Pagh, At Home Afloat: Women on the Waters of the Pacific Northwest (page 59)
      Later, when Kristin beckons for the salt shaker by growling for “Lot's wife,” the author credits himself for initiating her into legitimate sailing society: []

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