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salting

noun salt·ing \ˈsȯl-tiŋ\

Definition of SALTING

chiefly British
:  land flooded regularly by tides —usually used in plural
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First Known Use of SALTING

1712

Rhymes with SALTING

halting, vaulting

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4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. salting
  2. salt
  3. salt away
  4. salt out
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