salt away
salt away verb: to salt (something) for preservation and then store it away for winter.
Verb
salt away (third-person singular simple present salts away, present participle salting away, simple past and past participle salted away)
- To salt (something) for preservation and then store it away for winter.
- To save or preserve (especially money) for future use.
- "You have more than two thousand salted away, I know, Moses, between prize-money, wages, adventures, and other matters."1863, James Fenimore Cooper, chapter 2, in Miles Wallingford
- Some of the stockholders . . . wanted to leave the money invested. "Salt away that chicken feed in your duds, and skip along," says Buck. "What business have you got investing in bonds?"1908, O. Henry, “Tempered Wind”, in The Gentle Grafter
Forms of salt away
| third-person singular present | salts away |
|---|---|
| present participle | salting away |
| past participle | salted away |
| past | salted away |
Origin of salt away
An allusion to the preservation of food in salt.
Questions about salt away
- What does salt away mean?
- Salt away means to salt (something) for preservation and then store it away for winter.
- What part of speech is salt away?
- Salt away is a verb.
- What is the past tense of salt away?
- The past tense of salt away is salted away.
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