burn the water

verb

To spear salmon by torchlight.

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Meanings

verbburn the water (third-person singular simple present burns the water, present participle burning the water, simple past and past participle burnt the water or burned the water)

present singular third person burns the water · participle present burning the water · participle past burnt the water · past burnt the water · participle past burned the water · past burned the water

  1. ScotlandhistoricalTo spear salmon by torchlight.
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APA

burn the water. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burn%20the%20water

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burn the water,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burn%20the%20water.

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