1. (n.) Water saturated with salt, as in ocean water or that used for pickling; pickle; hence, any strong saline solution\; also, the saline residue or strong mother liquor resulting from the evaporation of natural or artificial waters.
2. (n.) The ocean; the water of an ocean, sea, or salt lake.
3. (n.) Tears; -- so called from their saltiness.
4. (v. t.) To steep or saturate in brine.
5. (v. t.) To sprinkle with salt or brine; as, to brine hay.