dry-cure

verb

To preserve food using salt, and sometimes sodium nitrite.

Meanings

verbdry-cure (third-person singular simple present dry-cures, present participle dry-curing, simple past and past participle dry-cured)

present singular third person dry-cures · participle present dry-curing · participle past dry-cured · past dry-cured

  1. transitiveTo preserve food using salt, and sometimes sodium nitrite.
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Chicago

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