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Definition of Saltbox
1. Noun. A type of house built in New England; has two stories in front and one behind.
Definition of Saltbox
1. Noun. (American English) a distinctively shaped wooden frame house with two storeys at the front and one behind, characteristic of New England ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Saltbox
1. a type of house [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saltbox
Literary usage of Saltbox
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Old English Instruments of Music: Their History and Character by Francis William Galpin (1911)
"For instance, an air, accompanied by the saltbox, was sung to the following
words :— In strains more exalted the saltbox shall join, And clattering and ..."
2. Daytrips New York: 50 One Day Adventures in New York City and Nearby New by Earl Steinbicker (2002)
"Raynham Hall is a 1705 clapboard saltbox with a Victorian wing of 1851. ...
The Earle-Wightman House is another Colonial saltbox, built around 1720. ..."
3. Sacred Vow by C. g. Walters (2006)
"One year, he was on vacation and saw that old gray saltbox. Abandoning what most
would have considered good sense, complying with a vehement call from his ..."
4. Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen (2006)
"After wandering past the saltbox houses, have a look inside the large General
Store, which includes a barber shop, a seashell museum, and a small cafe; ..."
5. The English poems of George Herbert, together with his collection of by George Herbert (1871)
"A gentleman's greyhound and a saltbox, seek them at the fire. A child's service
is little, yet he is no little fool that despiseth it. ..."
6. Old English Instruments of Music: Their History and Character by Francis William Galpin (1911)
"For instance, an air, accompanied by the saltbox, was sung to the following
words :— In strains more exalted the saltbox shall join, And clattering and ..."
7. Daytrips New York: 50 One Day Adventures in New York City and Nearby New by Earl Steinbicker (2002)
"Raynham Hall is a 1705 clapboard saltbox with a Victorian wing of 1851. ...
The Earle-Wightman House is another Colonial saltbox, built around 1720. ..."
8. Sacred Vow by C. g. Walters (2006)
"One year, he was on vacation and saw that old gray saltbox. Abandoning what most
would have considered good sense, complying with a vehement call from his ..."
9. Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways by Jamie Jensen (2006)
"After wandering past the saltbox houses, have a look inside the large General
Store, which includes a barber shop, a seashell museum, and a small cafe; ..."
10. The English poems of George Herbert, together with his collection of by George Herbert (1871)
"A gentleman's greyhound and a saltbox, seek them at the fire. A child's service
is little, yet he is no little fool that despiseth it. ..."
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