dry-salt

[ drahy-sawlt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to cure or preserve (meat, hides, etc.) by drying and salting.

dry-salt

verb

1. to preserve (food) by salting and removing moisture

Word History and Origins

Origin of dry-salt¹

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

We may pickle apples, pears and peaches, but we ferment, brine and dry-salt only vegetables.

From Project Gutenberg

It's like trying to sell our Pickled Luncheon Tidbits to a fellow in the black belt who doesn't buy anything but plain dry-salt hog in hunks and slabs.

From Project Gutenberg