to preserve (food) by salting and removing moisture
dry-salt in American English
(ˈdraɪˌsɔlt)
verb transitive
to salt and dry (meat, etc.) in order to preserve it
dry-salt in American English
(ˈdraiˌsɔlt)
transitive verb
to cure or preserve (meat, hides, etc.) by drying and salting
Word origin
[1615–25]This word is first recorded in the period 1615–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: berth, garrote, palette, synchronize, trigger