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salt·box  (sôltbks)
n.
A frame house with two stories in front and one in back, having a pitched roof with unequal sides, being short and high in front and long and low in back.

saltbox [ˈsɔːltˌbɒks]
n
1. (Cookery) a box for salt with a sloping lid
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) US a house that has two storeys in front and one storey at the back, with a gable roof that extends downwards over the rear
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Noun1.saltbox - a type of house built in New England; has two stories in front and one behind
house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"


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