saltfat

noun

salt·​fat

variants or less commonly saltfoot

-ˌfu̇t

archaic Scottish

: saltcellar

Word History

Etymology

saltfat from Middle English, from Old English sealtfæt, from sealt salt + fæt vat, vessel, jar; saltfoot alteration of saltfat

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