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salting |
3 definitions found 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Salting \Salt"ing\, n. 1. The act of sprinkling, impregnating, or furnishing, with salt. 2. A salt marsh. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: salting n : the act of adding salt to food
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