salt well

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noun

a well from which brine is obtained.

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Origin of salt well

before 950; Middle English; Old English

Words nearby salt well

salt stick, salt tree, saltus, saltwater, saltwater taffy, salt well, saltworks, saltwort, salty, salty dog, salubrious

How to use salt well in a sentence

Three of the four were young men, however, with whom the young woman who is worth her salt well knows how to deal.
Some Persons Unknown|E. W. Hornung
Cut into large slices; salt well and sprinkle with black pepper and let stew with sliced onion, some celery and parsley.
365 Foreign Dishes|Unknown
A man familiar with salt well boring was employed, and in 1859 the first well was begun at Titusville.
American Men of Mind|Burton E. Stevenson
A tumblerful of spring water with a teaspoonful of salt well stirred would have tasted fresh in comparison.
Savage Island|Basil C. Thomson

One peck of green tomatoes; eight large onions chopped fine, with one cup of salt well stirred in.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887)|Mrs. F.L. Gillette