What is formerly a large vessel, now a small vessel of glass or other material, used for holding salt on the table called?
saltcellar — Formerly a large vessel, now a small vessel of glass or other material, used for holding salt on the table. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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