Barbecuing

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Barbecue \Bar"be*cue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Barbecued}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Barbecuing}.]
     1. To dry or cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron.
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              They use little or no salt, but barbecue their game


              and fish in the smoke.                --Stedman.
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     2. To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog.
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              Send me, gods, a whole hog barbecued. --Pope.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  barbecuing \barbecuing\ n.
     Roasting a large piece of meat on a grill or a revolving spit
     out of doors over an open fire.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  barbecuing
       n : roasting a large piece of meat on a revolving spit out of
           doors over an open fire