1. a small container with holes in the top for sprinkling pepper
2. an early type of firearm with multiple rotating barrels
Usage: historical

Examples

• She reached for the pepperbox to season her soup.
• The antique pepperbox sat on the dining room table.
• He collected the salt and pepperbox from the restaurant table.
• The museum displayed a Civil War-era pepperbox pistol.
• The pepperbox revolver had six barrels that rotated when fired.
• She shook the pepperbox over her scrambled eggs.