brine vs winter

brine

verb
  • To preserve food in a salt solution. 

  • To prepare and flavor food (especially meat) for cooking by soaking in a salt solution. 

noun
  • The sea or ocean; the water of the sea. 

  • Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling. 

winter

verb
  • To store something (for instance animals) somewhere over winter to protect it from cold. 

  • To spend the winter (in a particular place). 

noun
  • Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as being from December 23 to March 20 in continental regions of the Northern Hemisphere or the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region. 

  • The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. 

  • Someone with dark skin, eyes and hair, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing. 

adj
  • the coldest season of the year 

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