sharp-freeze

[ shahrp-freez ]

verb (used with object)

, sharp-froze, sharp-fro·zen, sharp-freez·ing.

1. quick-freeze.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sharp-freeze¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

For safe preservation, most locker plants use the "sharp-freeze" method, whereby food is flash-frozen at minus 20-30� F., wrapped in special paper, stored away in the lockers at zero.

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