"cure down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cures down [present, singular, third-person], curing down [participle, present], cured down [participle, past], cured down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cure down (third-person singular simple present cures down, present participle curing down, simple past and past participle cured down)
  1. (transitive, agriculture) To cure tobacco leaves thoroughly by drying them to prepare them for use. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Agriculture

Inflected forms

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