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   brine

   /brʌɪn/

   noun

   • 1. water strongly impregnated with salt: "other vegetables would be pickled in brine"
   • ▪ seawater: "dolphins and whales can't help taking in the odd gulp of brine as they swallow a fish"
   • ▪ salty water that has been used to preserve a specified food: "the classic dirty martini includes a few drops of olive brine"
   • ▪ a strong solution of a salt or salts.

   verb

   • 1. soak or preserve in salty water: "brine the chicken up to one day before grilling"

   Word Origin Old Englishbrīne, of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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