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smoke-dry
[ smohk-drahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to dry or cure (meat or other food) using smoke.
verb (used without object)
- to become dried by smoke:
to be eaten as soon as it smoke-dries.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of smoke-dry1
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Example Sentences
For lack of salt, they smoke-dry them, which always leaves an unpleasant taste, and the fish spoil easily.
They smoke dry what they cannot at once consume, thus preserving it a long time for food.
The actual time taken to smoke-dry rubber may be insufficient to smoke-cure it.
This led to a system of working whereby it was possible to smoke-dry sheets thoroughly in from twelve to fourteen days.
No game was to be found, and she was compelled to kill the horses, and smoke-dry their flesh.
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