salt
noun
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
had been salting
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past perfect progressiveof salt.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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"You used to be a Kipling fiend," said Adam, one morning, when they had been salting the cattle, and were resting before going home.
From The Master-Knot of Human Fate by Ellis Meredith
