Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the act of adding salt to food;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Salt \Salt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Salted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Salting.]
1. To sprinkle, impregnate, or season with salt; to preserve
with salt or in brine; to supply with salt; as, to salt
fish, beef, or pork; to salt cattle.
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2. To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a
ship, for the preservation of the timber.
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To salt a mine, to artfully deposit minerals in a mine in
order to deceive purchasers regarding its value. [Cant]
To salt away, To salt down, to prepare with, or pack in,
salt for preserving, as meat, eggs, etc.; hence,
colloquially, to save, lay up, or invest sagely, as money.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Salting \Salt"ing\, n.
1. The act of sprinkling, impregnating, or furnishing, with
salt.
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2. A salt marsh.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
salting
n 1: the act of adding salt to food