Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Salt \Salt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Salted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Salting}.]
   1. To sprinkle, impregnate, or season with salt; to preserve
      with salt or in brine; to supply with salt; as, to salt
      fish, beef, or pork; to salt cattle.

   2. To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a
      ship, for the preservation of the timber.

   {To salt a mine}, to artfully deposit minerals in a mine in
      order to deceive purchasers regarding its value. [Cant]

   {To salt away}, {To salt down}, to prepare with, or pack in,
      salt for preserving, as meat, eggs, etc.; hence,
      colloquially, to save, lay up, or invest sagely, as money.

Source : WordNet®

salted
     adj : (used especially of meats) preserved in salt [syn: {salt-cured}]