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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
2. To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a
ship, for the preservation of the timber.
{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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
salted
adj : (used especially of meats) preserved in salt [syn: {salt(a)},
{salt-cured}]
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