cure
verb [T] (PRESERVE) /kjʊər/
/kjʊr/ Definition
› to treat food, tobacco, etc. with smoke, salt, etc. in order to preserve it: cured meatsPreserving and storing food
(Definition of cure verb (PRESERVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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