单词 | air-cure |
释义 | air-curev. transitive. To preserve or dry by exposing to air. Also intransitive. ΚΠ 1868 Amer. Farmer June 360/2 Fired tobacco is much more easily conditioned than air cured. 1896 Landmark (Statesville, N. Carolina) 7 Feb. All were cut in season, air cured and retain foliage. 1950 Lima (Ohio) News 18 Aug. 19/3 Ash wood used for baseball bats is air-cured in shed where it will dry thoroughly in about two years. 1990 Seattle Times (Nexis) 24 June 20 Prosciutto is never smoked, only salted and left to air-cure for as long as a year. 2000 M. Evans et al. World Food: Italy 39 Pork.., air-cured in a moist environment. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1868 |
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