air-dry

[ air-drahy ]

/ ˈɛərˌdraɪ /

to dry by exposure to the air.

dry beyond further evaporation.

Origin of air-dry

First recorded in 1855–60

Another series is also usually run in an air-dry condition of about 12 per cent moisture.

The Mechanical Properties of Wood |Samuel J. Record
The exclusive use of air-dry peat as fuel in the high furnace, appears to be out of the question.

Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel |Samuel William Johnson
Long exposure to dry air takes out a large percentage of the moisture which green wood holds, and the lumber is known as air-dry.

American Forest Trees |Henry H. Gibson
After this they are taken out of the pickle and hung in a shady but dry and airy place to “air-dry.”

Home Pork Making |A. W. Fulton

In Elsberg's process, the air-dry peat is not further desiccated, but is made moist and warm by the admission of hot steam.

Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel |Samuel William Johnson

air-dry

(tr) to dry by exposure to the air