pepper shaker

noun

: a container with a perforated top for sprinkling pepper

Examples of pepper shaker in a Sentence

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Once behind bars, Mikhel hatched several escape plans, including a scheme to use bolt cutters, a pepper shaker, a rake and fence cutters to break out of a detention center in San Bernardino and make a getaway with Kadamovas on motorcycles. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024 This salt and pepper shaker set features an adorable ceramic ghost design, perfect for adding a touch of Halloween spirit to your kitchen. Jessica Copeland, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024 The insulated bag comes with four sets of stainless steel flatware, plates, wine glasses, a cheese knife and wine opener, salt and pepper shaker, picnic blanket, and a bamboo cutting board. Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024 The family still has a salt-and-pepper shaker set that Tipsword made aboard his ship and brought home to his mother while visiting. Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for pepper shaker 

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pepper shaker was in 1895

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“Pepper shaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pepper%20shaker. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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