Chiefly Scottish. transitive. To dry or cure (fish, meat, etc.) by exposure to the weather. Now Scottish and English regional (northern) and rare.

To fix (herrings or other fish) on a spit or rod for drying or smoking.

transitive. To dry (herrings).

transitive. To cure (meat, esp. beef) by cutting it into strips and drying it; to make jerky out of.

transitive. To cure (meat, esp. beef) by cutting it into thin slices and drying it; to make charqui out of.

transitive to cure or preserve (food or tobacco) by exposure to the sun.

spec. To remove the water from (foods), so as to preserve them and reduce their bulk.