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- noun A small open
container holding salt for use in thekitchen or on adining table - noun A
salt shaker , a closed container withperforated lid for sprinkling salt
Etymologies
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From salt + cellar, from 15th Century English saler, from Old French salière, from Latin salarius ("relating to salt"), from Latin sal ("salt")
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