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salt-burnt Nfld 
adj. See quote.
See also: broken fish
- 1832 If too much salt have been used, the fibres break in drying, and the [cod] fish easily falls to pieces. In this state, it is called salt-burnt, and is unfit for market.
- 1832 If too much salt have been used, the fibres break in drying, and the [cod] fish easily falls to pieces. In this state, it is called salt-burnt, and is unfit for market.