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Pepperbox

A peppershaker.

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noun
  1. 1

    A peppershaker.

  2. 2

    A repeating firearm with three or more barrels grouped around a central axis.

  3. 3

    A buttress at one side of the court in the game of fives.

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pepper shakernounA small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.
pepperettenounA small receptacle with a perforated top used for dispensing pepper or similar spices; pepper shaker.
peppershakernounAlternative spelling of pepper shaker. [A small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.]
pepper potnounA small container with a perforated top used for sprinkling ground pepper
pepper-potverb(UK, New Zealand) To intersperse privately-owned houses and social housing.
pepperpotnounAlternative spelling of pepper pot. [A small container with a perforated top used for sprinkling ground pepper]
peppernoun(uncountable) A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.
pepper millnounA small handheld grinder containing a supply of peppercorns for grinding fresh at the table or in the kitchen.
peppermillnounAlternative form of pepper mill. [A small handheld grinder containing a supply of peppercorns for grinding fresh at the table or in the kitchen.]
casternounA wheeled assembly attached to a larger object at its base to facilitate rolling. A caster usually consists of a wheel (which may be plastic, a hard elastomer, or metal), an axle, a mounting provision (usually a stem, flange, or plate), and sometimes a swivel (which allows the caster to rotate for steering).
spiceboxnounAn ornamental box for keeping spices.
salt shakernounA small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.
pepper ballnounA projectile filled with irritating powder similar to pepper spray.
saltshakernounAlternative spelling of salt shaker. [A small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.]
shakernounA person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.
poke boxnounA domestic container for miscellaneous items such as buttons, paper clips, and safety pins.
peashooternounA toy weapon consisting of a tube through which dried peas or small objects are blown.
castornounA container with a perforated cap for sprinkling its contents, especially salt, pepper, etc.
pea-shooternounAlternative form of peashooter. [A toy weapon consisting of a tube through which dried peas or small objects are blown.]
pillboxnounA small box in which pills are kept.

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