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Saltcellar

Saltcellar Meaning & Definition
Saltcellar Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Saltcellar?

[n] a small container for holding salt at the dining table

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Saltcellar In Webster's Dictionary

\Salt"cel*lar\, n. [OE. saltsaler; salt + F. sali[`e]re saltcellar, from L. sal salt. See {Salt}, and cf. {Salary}.] Formerly a large vessel, now a small vessel of glass or other material, used for holding salt on the table.

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