salted down

A form of salt down — To salt (something) to slow decomposition, such as to prepare food, treat wood or preserve a corpse.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of salt down
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APA

salted down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salted%20down

MLA

“salted down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salted%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salted down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salted%20down.

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