Definition of Brine
n.
1.
Water
saturated
or
strongly
impregnated
with
salt
;
pickle
;
hence
,
any
strong
saline
solution
;
also
,
the
saline
residue
or
strong
mother
liquor
resulting
from
the
evaporation
of
natural
or
artificial
waters
.
2.
The
ocean
;
the
water
of
an
ocean
,
sea
,
or
salt
lake
.
Not
long
beneath
the
whelming
brine
. . .
he
lay
.
- Cowper.
3.
Tears
; -
so
called
from
their
saltness
.
What
a
deal
of
brine
Hath
washed
thy
sallow
cheecks
for
Rosaline
!
- Shak.
Brine fly
(Zool.)
a
fly
of
the
genus
Ephydra
,
the
larvæ
of
which
live
in
artificial
brines
and
in
salt
lakes
.
Brine gauge
an
instrument
for
measuring
the
saltness
of
a
liquid
.
Brine pan
a
pit
or
pan
of
salt
water
,
where
salt
is
formed
by
cristallization
.
Brine pit
a
salt
spring
or
well
,
from
which
water
is
taken
to
be
boiled
or
evaporated
for
making
salt
.
Brine pump
(Marine Engin.)
a
pump
for
changing
the
water
in
the
boilers
,
so
as
to
clear
them
of
the
brine
which
collects
at
the
bottom
.
Brine shrimp
(Zool.)
a
phyllopod
crustacean
of
the
genus
Artemia
,
inhabiting
the
strong
brines
of
salt
works
and
natural
salt
lakes
.
See
Artemia
.
Brine spring
a
spring
of
salt
water
.
Leach brine
(Saltmaking)
brine
which
drops
from
granulated
salt
in
drying
,
and
is
preserved
to
be
boiled
again
.
v. t.
1.
To
steep
or
saturate
in
brine
.
2.
To
sprinkle
with
salt
or
brine
;
as
,
to
brine
hay
.
Related Words
cookery
,
cooking
,
douse
,
dowse
,
drench
,
preparation
,
saltwater
,
seawater
,
soak
,
sop
,
souse
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