air-dry

[ air-drahy ]

/ ˈɛərˌdraɪ /

verb (used with or without object), air-dried, air-dry·ing.

to dry by exposure to the air.

adjective

dry beyond further evaporation.

Nearby words

air-con, air-condition, air-conditioner lung, air-cool, air-core, air-dry, air-entrained concrete, air-express, air-hardening, air-intake, air-lance

Origin of air-dry

First recorded in 1855–60

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Examples from the Web for air-dry

Another series is also usually run in an air-dry condition of about 12 per cent moisture.
The Mechanical Properties of Wood|Samuel J. Record
The exclusive use of air-dry peat as fuel in the high furnace, appears to be out of the question.
Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel|Samuel William Johnson
Long exposure to dry air takes out a large percentage of the moisture which green wood holds, and the lumber is known as air-dry.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson
After this they are taken out of the pickle and hung in a shady but dry and airy place to “air-dry.”
Home Pork Making|A. W. Fulton

In Elsberg's process, the air-dry peat is not further desiccated, but is made moist and warm by the admission of hot steam.
Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel|Samuel William Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for air-dry

air-dry

verb -dries, -drying or -dried

(tr) to dry by exposure to the air

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