Water-cure
51Hard water — Hard Hard (h[aum]rd), a. [Compar. {Harder} ( [ e]r); superl. {Hardest}.] [OE. hard, heard, AS. heard; akin to OS. & D. hard, G. hart, OHG. herti, harti, Icel. har[eth]r, Dan. haard, Sw. h[*a]rd, Goth. hardus, Gr. kraty s strong, ka rtos, kra tos …
52Surfeit-water — Sur feit wa ter, n. Water for the cure of surfeits. [Obs.] Locke. [1913 Webster] …
53amarelo cure — yellow cure (Portuguese salt cod with some of the salt removed by soaking in water between stages of washing and drying, yellowish in appearance) …
54yellow cure — Portuguese salt cod with some of the salt removed by soaking in water between stages of washing and drying, yellowish in appearance. Also called amarelo cure …
55Treacle water — Treacle Trea cle (tr[=e] k l), n. [OE. triacle a sovereign remedy, theriac, OF. triacle, F. th[ e]riaque (cf. Pr. triacla, tiriaca, Sp. & It. triaca, teriaca), L. theriaca an antidote against the bite of poisonous animals, Gr. ?, fr. ? of wild or …
56surfeit water — noun : a water formerly used to cure surfeit …
57tar-water — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a cold infusion of tar in water formerly regarded as a cure all …
58alkaline cure — stock fish, q.v., soaked in a solution of lime and soda and then in water for several days …
59branco cure — salt cod that has been made whiter by stacking in piles (water hosed) for several days after washing. Final salt content is about 20% (Portugal) …
60national cure — a salt cod product where the salted fish are washed and drained only long enough to remove excess water before drying naturally for several days. Salt content after curing is about 20% (minimum 17%)(Portugal) …
