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shaker

[shey-ker] / ˈʃeɪ kər /


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He started out with some basic tips: Fill the shaker with the least expensive ingredients first, so you don’t waste the expensive stuff if you mess up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

He held up a shaker filled with salt and spices and pointed out the little holes on the shaker’s cover.

From Slate • Aug. 11, 2025

Before that, I only knew the Kraft shaker bottle.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

She has fond memories of taking a salt shaker to the family garden so she could clip a few cucumbers and eat them right there in the sun.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025

Dad had weighted down the note with the salt shaker.

From "Doing Time Online" by Jan Siebold