[brine] n [ME, fr. OE bryne; akin to MD brine brine] (bef. 12c) 1 a: water saturated or strongly impregnated with common salt b: a strong saline solution (as of calcium chloride)
2: the water of a sea or salt lake
[2]brine vt brined ; brin.ing (1552): to treat (as by steeping) with brine -- brin.er n