Definition of brines:
(n) :
Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.
(v) :
(transitive) To preserve food in a salt solution.
(v) :
(transitive) To prepare and flavor food (especially meat) for cooking by soaking in a salt solution.
(n) :
The sea or ocean; the water of the sea.
(n) :
A surname.