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单词 saltbox
释义

saltbox

See also: salt box

English

Etymology

salt + box

Noun

saltbox (plural saltboxes)

  1. A box for keeping salt in.
  2. (US) a distinctively shaped wooden frame house with two storeys at the front and one behind, characteristic of New England
    • 2007 March 9, Wendy Knight, “A Town That’s Still Down to Earth in a Highflying Ski Region”, in New York Times:
      Rather than build new homes, weekenders are renovating existing homes, with saltboxes and capes predominant.
  3. A roof where one side slopes farther down than the other.
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