Saltbox

Full definition of saltbox

Noun

1. A box for keeping salt in.
2. (US) a distinctively shaped wooden frame house with two storeys at the front and one behind, characteristic of New England
• 2007, March 9, Wendy Knight, A Town That’s Still Down to Earth in a Highflying Ski Region, Rather than build new homes, weekenders are renovating existing homes, with saltboxes and capes predominant.