pepperbox
The English word “pepperbox” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- A pepper shaker.
- A repeating firearm with three or more barrels grouped around a central axis.
- A buttress at one side of the court in the game of fives.
- A tower capped by a cupola, looking similar to a giant pepper shaker.
- Any of the buildings of the Royal Academy and National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London, having cupolas on the roof.
Etymology
From pepper + box.
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