Definition of "saltbox" in English

noun

1. A box for keeping salt in.

2. A similar box formerly used as a percussion instrument in burlesque music.

3. (US) A distinctively shaped wooden-frame house with two stories at the front and one behind, characteristic of New England.

4. A roof where one side slopes farther down than the other.

5. (UK, slang, historical) The cell in Newgate prison for a prisoner condemned to death.

   • “I think I'd rather languish in the Salt Box at Newgate Prison wearing the Devil's Claws than to be married to that tree,” Kierney said.