saltbox

🇺🇸 /ˈsɔːltbɑːks/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsɔːltbɒks/
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noun
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A type of house with a long, sloping roof in the back and a smaller, steeper roof in the front, resembling an old-fashioned salt container.

The quaint saltbox house on the corner has been in the family for generations.

translation

n. A type of house with a long, sloping roof in the back and a smaller, steeper roof in the front, resembling an old-fashioned salt container.

Word Forms

Plural saltboxes