PEPPERBOX


Meaning of PEPPERBOX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpe-pər-ˌbäks ]

noun

Date: 1546

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.