1. a type of wooden house with two stories in front and one story in back, creating a long sloping roof
Usage: architecture; historical
2. a wooden box with a hinged lid used for storing salt
Usage: historical

Examples

• The colonial saltbox house featured a distinctive asymmetrical roofline.
• Many New England saltbox homes were built in the 17th and 18th centuries.
• The kitchen’s old saltbox hung on the wall near the fireplace.
• She kept coarse sea salt in a wooden saltbox by the stove.
• The museum displayed a traditional saltbox house from the 1600s.
• Grandmother’s antique saltbox still had traces of salt inside.
• The saltbox design allowed for efficient heating in harsh winters.