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( BrE ) ( NAmE ˈsalt shaker ) noun a small container for salt, usually with one hole in the top, that is used at the table
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( NAmE ) a small open dish containing salt
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from salt + obsolete saler , from Old French salier salt-box, from Latin salarium , originally denoting a Roman soldier's allowance to buy salt, from sal salt. The change in spelling of the second word was due to association with cellar .