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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
salt \salt\, v. t. imp. p. p. salted; p. pr. vb. n.
salting.
1. to sprinkle, impregnate, or season with salt; to preserve
with salt or in brine; to supply with salt; as, to salt
fish, beef, or pork; to salt cattle.
1913 webster
2. to fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a
ship, for the preservation of the timber.
1913 webster
to salt a mine, to artfully deposit minerals in a mine in
order to deceive purchasers regarding its value. cant
to salt away, to salt down, to prepare with, or pack in,
salt for preserving, as meat, eggs, etc.; hence,
colloquially, to save, lay up, or invest sagely, as money.
1913 webster
see also:
salted salting to salt a mine to salt away to salt down
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
salting \salt"ing\, n.
1. the act of sprinkling, impregnating, or furnishing, with
salt.
1913 webster
2. a salt marsh.
1913 webster
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
salting
n : the act of adding salt to food
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