Definition of saltbox:
(n) :
(US) A distinctively shaped wooden-frame house with two stories at the front and one behind, characteristic of New England.
(n) :
A box for keeping salt in.
(n) :
A roof where one side slopes farther down than the other.
(n) :
A similar box formerly used as a percussion instrument in burlesque music.
(n) :
(UK, slang, historical) The cell in Newgate prison for a prisoner condemned to death.