pepperbox

[ pep-er-boks ]

/ ˈpɛp ərˌbɒks /

a small box with perforations in the top, for sprinkling pepper.

Also called pepper pot.

Origin of pepperbox

First recorded in 1540–50; pepper + box¹

Keep away from me, or I'll fill ye fuller o' holes than a pepperbox!

Frank Merriwell, Junior's, Golden Trail |Burt L. Standish
I'd lent my pepperbox to Mose when he went to 'Frisco, an' the old man's too little fur a man uv my size to hit.

Romance of California Life |John Habberton
For want of a better term, it has been called a Fountain, though amongst the country folk it goes by the name of the 'Pepperbox.'

Nooks and Corners of Shropshire |H. Thornhill Timmins
Out of his coat pocket hung the curved butt of a pepperbox revolver.

The Crisis, Complete |Winston Churchill