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brine definition

brine (brīn)

noun

  1. water full of salt; heavily saturated salt solution, as for use in pickling
    1. the water of the sea
    2. the sea; ocean

Etymology: ME & OE; prob. < IE *bhrēi-, to cut (> L friare, to crumble) < base *bher-, to cut; orig. sense “cutting, sharp”

transitive verb brined, brining brin′·ing

to soak in or treat with brine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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