fire-cure

American

[fahyuhr-kyoor] / ˈfaɪərˌkjʊər /

verb (used with object)

fire-cured, fire-curing

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

fire-cure British

verb

(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

Example Sentences

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fire-curing

During the War of 1812 there was a considerable shift to fire-curing owing to the demand in Europe for a smoky flavored leaf.

From Tobacco in Colonial Virginia "The Sovereign Remedy" by G. Melvin Herndon

A Negro slave on the Slade farm in Caswell County, North Carolina, fell asleep while fire-curing tobacco.

From Tobacco in Colonial Virginia "The Sovereign Remedy" by G. Melvin Herndon

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