smoke-dry

[ smohk-drahy ]

/ ˈsmoʊkˌdraɪ /

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verb (used with object), smoke-dried, smoke-dry·ing.

to dry or cure (meat or other food) using smoke.

verb (used without object), smoke-dried, smoke-dry·ing.

to become dried by smoke: to be eaten as soon as it smoke-dries.

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Origin of smoke-dry

First recorded in 1695–1705

For lack of salt, they smoke-dry them, which always leaves an unpleasant taste, and the fish spoil easily.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXI, 1624|Various
They smoke dry what they cannot at once consume, thus preserving it a long time for food.
The Western World|W.H.G. Kingston
The actual time taken to smoke-dry rubber may be insufficient to smoke-cure it.
The Preparation of Plantation Rubber|Sidney Morgan
This led to a system of working whereby it was possible to smoke-dry sheets thoroughly in from twelve to fourteen days.
The Preparation of Plantation Rubber|Sidney Morgan

No game was to be found, and she was compelled to kill the horses, and smoke-dry their flesh.
The Ferryman of Brill|William H. G. Kingston