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fire-cure

[ fahyuhr-kyoor ]

verb (used with object)

, fire-cured, fire-cur·ing.
  1. to cure (tobacco) by means of open fires, the smoke and flame imparting a creosotic flavor.


fire-cure

verb

  1. tr to cure (tobacco) by exposure to the smoke and heat of an open fire
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fire-cure1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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Example Sentences

This fire-cure was still practised by the Queres not very long ago.

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