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flue-cure

[ floo-kyoor ]

verb (used with object)

, flue-cured, flue-cur·ing.
  1. to dry or cure by warm air that has been passed through flues.


flue-cure

verb

  1. tr to cure (tobacco) by means of radiant heat from pipes or flues connected to a furnace


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Word History and Origins

Origin of flue-cure1

First recorded in 1905–10

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