salt shaker

See also: saltshaker

English

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Noun

salt shaker (plural salt shakers)

  1. A small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.
    Alternative form: saltshaker
    Synonym: Lot's wife (humorous)
    Hypernyms: shaker < dispenser
    Coordinate term: pepper shaker
    Near-synonym: salt cellar
    • 1995, Michael Chabon, Wonder Boys, Ch.1, at p.4:
      So she cut the crusts from a pair of chicken sandwiches and set them on a tray along with a saltshaker, a white peach, and a King James bible, and I climbed the stairs to his room.

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