brine
[brahyn]
noun
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
a salt and water solution for pickling.
the sea or ocean.
the water of the sea.
Chemistry. any saline solution.
verb (used with object), brined, brin·ing.
to treat with or steep in brine.
Origin of brine
before 1000; Middle English; Old English brȳne; cognate with Dutch brijn
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Contemporary Examples of brine
Dumping the brine from Point A into Point B is likely to cause lasting ecological damage.
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I buy a farm-raised free-range turkey that I usually brine before roasting.
Historical Examples of brine
The meat must always be kept completely immersed in the brine.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
Make a brine of salt and water strong enough to bear an egg.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
Let them lie in the brine for four days, turning them all over every day.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
But preserve it by making a brine of fine salt, dissolved in water.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
Strain the brine into the jar, so as to be about two inches above the butter.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
brine
noun
verb
Word Origin for brine
Old English brīne; related to Middle Dutch brīne, Old Slavonic bridŭ bitter, Sanskrit bibhrāya burnt
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brine
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