saltbox
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Definition of saltbox
: a frame dwelling with two stories in front and one behind and a roof with a long rear slope
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Lindheimer House: Make advance reservations to visit here, an 1845 saltbox cottage built with adobe brick and traditional German fachwerk. — Michelle Newman, San Antonio Express-News, "New Braunfels: Your guide to shopping, dining and hotels," 11 June 2018 The saltbox-style house, built in 1906 on 1,020 acres, has three bedrooms, one bath and 2,452 square feet ($2,936 a square foot). — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, "The most expensive homes in each of Oregon's counties (photos)," 12 June 2018 Consisting of two saltbox houses and four outbuildings overlooking the rest of Salvage, its harbor, and the rugged coastline that surrounds it, the Pickersgill Premises is an official Registered Property of Newfoundland and Labrador. — Elizabeth Finkelstein, Country Living, "This Property for Sale in an Old Canadian Fishing Village Is the Most Romantic Place on Earth," 30 Mar. 2018 Although the three cottages look like 18th-century saltboxes, while renovating them Romualdez found newspapers from the 1930s used as insulation, as well as a photograph from that time showing the three structures attached to the windmill. — Bob Colacello, Vanities, "A Visit to Fisherman’s Cove, Designer Daniel Romualdez’s Montauk Escape," 2 Aug. 2017 Although the three cottages look like 18th-century saltboxes, while renovating them Romualdez found newspapers from the 1930s used as insulation, as well as a photograph from that time showing the three structures attached to the windmill. — Bob Colacello, Vanities, "A Visit to Fisherman’s Cove, Designer Daniel Romualdez’s Montauk Escape," 2 Aug. 2017 Although the three cottages look like 18th-century saltboxes, while renovating them Romualdez found newspapers from the 1930s used as insulation, as well as a photograph from that time showing the three structures attached to the windmill. — vanityfair.com, "A Visit to Fisherman’s Cove, Designer Daniel Romualdez’s Montauk Escape," 10 July 2017 His saltbox there is also awash in neutrals, with furniture in a different mix of periods, from Swedish antiques to midcentury modern. — Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, "Creative License: Inside the Home of C. Wonder's Creative Director," 21 Sep. 2012 One sports a gambrel roof, another a saltbox shape, a third the shape of a whimsical birdhouse. — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, "Pretty Potties: A New Idea In Portable Potties," 6 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'saltbox.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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saltbox
noun
English Language Learners Definition of saltbox
: a house that has two or more levels in the front, one level in the back, and a steep roof that slopes down from the front to the back
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