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fire-cure

American  
[fahyuhr-kyoor] / ˈfaɪərˌkyʊər /

verb (used with object)

fire-cured, fire-curing

  1. to cure (tobacco) by means of open fires, the smoke and flame imparting a creosotic flavor.

fire-cure British  

verb

  1. (tr) to cure (tobacco) by exposure to the smoke and heat of an open fire

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Etymology

Origin of fire-cure

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

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