noun
- a small container with holes in the top for sprinkling pepper
- 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.