saltbox
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Is saltbox a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (US) A distinctively shaped wooden-frame house with two stories at the front and one behind, characteristic of New England.Examples: "Rather than build new homes, weekenders are renovating existing homes, with saltboxes and capes predominant."US
2. (UK, slang, historical) The cell in Newgate prison for a prisoner condemned to death.Examples: "“I think I'd rather languish in the Salt Box at Newgate Prison wearing the Devil's Claws than to be married to that tree,” Kierney said."; "As expected, Peg was indeed cast for death and was moved to the 'salt box' (the condemned cell) in the Press-yard to be near the New Drop."UKhistoricalslang
Definition source: Wiktionary