Definition of pepperbox in English:
pepperbox
noun ˈpɛpəbɒksˈpɛpərˌbɑks
1A gun or piece of artillery with a revolving set of barrels.
Example sentencesExamples
- When the Pocket Model arrived on the scene, the closest tactically equivalent small handgun was the Allen pepperbox.
Definition of pepperbox in US English:
pepperbox
nounˈpepərˌbäksˈpɛpərˌbɑks
1A gun or piece of artillery with a revolving set of barrels.
Example sentencesExamples
- When the Pocket Model arrived on the scene, the closest tactically equivalent small handgun was the Allen pepperbox.
2archaic A pepper shaker.