Smoke-dried

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of smoke-dry form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    That has been cured or dried in smoke.

    "All the time six or eight large Chinese gongs were being beaten by the vigorous arms of as many young men, producing such a deafening discord that I was glad to escape to the round house, where I slept very comfortably with half a dozen smoke-dried human skulls suspended over my head."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
smoke-curedsmoked

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"All the time six or eight large Chinese gongs were being beaten by the vigorous arms of as many young men, producing such a deafening discord that I was glad to escape to the round house, where I slept very comfortably with half a dozen smoke-dried human skulls suspended over my head."

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