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- [pep-er-boks]
- /ˈpɛp ərˌbɒks/
- /ˈpepəbɔks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pep-er-boks]
- /ˈpɛp ərˌbɒks/
Definitions of pepperbox word
- noun pepperbox a small box with perforations in the top, for sprinkling pepper. 1
- noun pepperbox a container for pepper; a pepper pot 0
- noun pepperbox a building or tower etc thought to resemble a pepper pot 0
- noun pepperbox an old-fashioned gun with revolving barrels 0
- noun pepperbox a fiery or hot-tempered person 0
- noun pepperbox (at Eton) a nickname for the buttress protruding from the left-hand wall of the court on which fives is played 0
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Origin of pepperbox
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; pepper + box1
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Parts of speech for Pepperbox
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pepperbox popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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