pepperboxes
/ˈpɛpərˌbɑksɪz/
noun
- Small containers with holes in the top used for sprinkling pepper.
- He filled the pepperboxes with freshly ground black pepper.
- The antique shop had a collection of silver pepperboxes from the Victorian era.
- She set the pepperboxes on the dining table next to the salt shakers.
- Historical multi-barrel firearms that rotate to fire multiple shots without reloading.
- The collector carefully cleaned his antique pepperbox revolver.
- The museum displayed a pepperbox pistol used during the Gold Rush.
- Cowboys sometimes carried pepperboxes for self-defense on the trail.