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