Definition of: brine

(brīn) noun
1. Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt, as the water of the sea, that of salt wells and springs.
2. Saline water in which meats are preserved.
3. The water of the sea; ocean.
4. Tears.
5. A solution of sodium or calcium chloride used as a refrigerant in the making of ice.
—v.t. brined, brin·ing To treat with brine; steep in brine. [OE brӯne]
—brin′ish adjective