[ noun ]
roasting a large piece of meat on a revolving spit out of doors over an open fire
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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.

They use little or no salt, but barbecue their game
and fish in the smoke. --Stedman.

2. To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog.

Send me, gods, a whole hog barbecued. --Pope.

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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