saltbox

noun

salt·​box ˈsȯlt-ˌbäks 

: a frame dwelling with two stories in front and one behind and a roof with a long rear slope

Illustration of saltbox

Examples of saltbox in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mendocino, dominated by Victorian and New England-style saltbox houses, is built on bluffs overlooking the Pacific and surrounded by dramatic coast and forest. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Originally built in 1732, this classic Connecticut saltbox colonial was dismantled, preserved and rebuilt in its current location. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

This house-museum, once the home of Robert Townsend, an important figure in the spy ring, was originally built as a Colonial era-saltbox in 1738 (more than a century later it was transformed into a Victorian-style property). — Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

Stroll down Main Road and admire houses representing every era of Westport’s long colonial and maritime history, from Cape Cod cottages and colonial saltboxes to showy Greek Revival sea captains’ homes. — Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for saltbox

• botox
• checkbox
• comox
• cornstalks
• cowpox
• crosswalks
• deadlocks
• detox
• feedstocks
• gearbox
• hemlocks
• icebox