salt well

American  

noun

1. a well from which brine is obtained.

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Etymology

Origin of salt well

before 950; Middle English; Old English

Example Sentences

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salt well

"Communities were still dealing with major snowstorms in April and using large quantities of road salt well into what is normally the springtime," Claffey said.

From Chicago Tribune ● Sep. 23, 2014

When lard is used instead of butter, beat to a cream and salt well.

From Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" by Edith Thomas

Take cucumbers and cut lengthwise to serve the salad in; scrape out the inside and salt well, then squeeze and use this to mix with the filling.

From The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. by Florence Kreisler Greenbaum

Like the shad, it takes salt well; and, from it's having some resemblance to a herring, they give it that name, though very different from the herring which visits the shores of Europe.

From Travels in the United States of America Commencing in the Year 1793, and Ending in 1797. With the Author's Journals of his Two Voyages Across the Atlantic. by William Priest

Beat fine two ounces of saltpetre, and two pounds of bay salt well dried, and mix them with some of the heated salt.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton