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
- (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: […]
- 1948, Howard Pease, Bound for Singapore (page 46)
Anagrams
- flowiest, wolfiest