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pepperbox
noun pep·per·box \ˈpe-pər-ˌbäks\
Definition of PEPPERBOX
1
: a small usually cylindrical box or bottle with a perforated top used for sprinkling pepper on food
2
: a pistol of the late 18th century with five or six revolving barrels
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First Known Use of PEPPERBOX
1546
Rhymes with PEPPERBOX
arctic fox, ballot box, bobby socks, chatterbox, chicken pox, dealing box, ditty box, equinox, flying fox, journal box, miter box, music box, orthodox, paradox, pillar-box, ready box, sentry box, service box, shadowbox, shadow box, silver fox, Skinner box, stuffing box, tinderbox, window box, witness-box
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