pepperbox

ˈpɛpərˌbɑks

Definition

Definition of pepperbox - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

kitchen

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container for sprinkling pepper

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She reached for the pepperbox to season her soup.

pepper pot

pepper shaker

weapon

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type of multi-barreled handgun

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The antique pepperbox was displayed in the museum.

firearm

revolver

architecture

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tower with a cupola resembling a pepper shaker

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The old church had a pepperbox on its roof.

cupola

turret

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Images of pepperbox

container for sprinkling pepper
tower with a cupola resembling a pepper shaker

Origin of pepperbox

English, pepper + box

Examples of pepperbox in a sentence

He bought a new pepperbox for the kitchen.
Collectors highly value an original pepperbox from the 19th century.
He showed off his rare pepperbox at the gun show.
The castle featured a pepperbox at each corner.
A pepperbox was visible from the town square.

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French:poivrière, revolver à barillets multiples, ...
German:Pfefferstreuer, mehrläufige Pistole, ...
Italian:pepiera, rivoltella a canne multiple, ...
Spanish:pimentero, pistola de varios cañones, ...
Portuguese:pimenteira, arma de canos múltiplos, ...
Chinese:胡椒罐, 多管手枪, ...
Japanese:ペッパーボックス, ペッパーボックスピストル, ...
Arabic:عُلْبَة فِلْفِل, مُسَدَّس مُتَعَدِّد السَّبَطانات, ...
Hebrew:מִיכְלָה לְפִלְפֵּל, אקדח תוף, ...
Russian:перечница, перцовый пистолет, ...
Ukrainian:перечниця, багатоствольний пістолет, ...
Hindi:पेपरबॉक्स, पेपरबॉक्स पिस्तौल, ...
Bengali:পেপারবক্স, পিপারবক্স, ...
Catalan:pebrer, pepperbox, ...
Czech:pepřenka, peperbox, ...
Danish:peberbøsse, pepperbox, ...
Dutch:peperstrooier, meervoudige looprevolver, ...
Greek:πιπεριέρα, πολυκάνη πιστόλα, ...
Hungarian:borsszóró, pepperbox revolver, ...
Khmer:ដបប្រោះម្រេច, កាំភ្លើងខ្លីបុរាណដែលមានបំពង់គ្រាប់ច្រើន, ...
Korean:후추통, 다중 총신 권총, ...
Persian:فلفل‌پاش, تپانچه چند لوله‌ای, ...
Polish:pieprzniczka, rewolwer wielolufowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):pimenteiro, arma de canos múltiplos, ...
Romanian:piperniță, pistol vechi, ...
Swedish:pepparströare, pepparbox, ...
Thai:กระปุกพริกไทย, ปืนพกหลายลำกล้อง, ...
Turkish:biberlik, çok namlulu tabanca, ...
Vietnamese:lọ tiêu, súng lục nhiều nòng, ...

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