pepperbox

[ pep-er-boks ]

noun

1. a small box with perforations in the top, for sprinkling pepper.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pepperbox¹

First recorded in 1540–50; pepper + box ¹

Example Sentences

I'd lent my pepperbox to Mose when he went to 'Frisco, an' the old man's too little fur a man uv my size to hit.

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Keep away from me, or I'll fill ye fuller o' holes than a pepperbox!

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Out of his coat pocket hung the curved butt of a pepperbox revolver.

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For want of a better term, it has been called a Fountain, though amongst the country folk it goes by the name of the 'Pepperbox.'

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