English

Noun

saltbox ‎(plural saltboxes)

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”, in New York Times:

     Rather than build new homes, weekenders are renovating existing homes, with saltboxes and capes predominant.

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