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limekiln

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lime·kiln  (lmkl, -kln)
n.
A furnace used to reduce naturally occurring forms of calcium carbonate to lime.
limekiln
Noun
a kiln in which calcium carbonate is burned to produce quicklime
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Noun1.limekiln - a kiln used to reduce naturally occurring forms of calcium carbonate to lime
kiln - a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks


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I knew very well, however, that the appointed place was the little sluice-house by the limekiln on the marshes, and the hour nine.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
We asked this heavenly messenger (as we discovered him afterwards to be) if he knew of any lonely house, whose occupants were few and feeble (old ladies or paralysed gentlemen preferred), who could be easily frightened into giving up their beds for the night to three desperate men; or, if not this, could he recommend us to an empty pigstye, or a disused limekiln, or anything of that sort.
Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog) by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
In Limekilns we entered a small change-house, which we only knew to be a public by the wand over the door, and bought some bread and cheese from a good-looking lass that was the servant.
Kidnapped by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
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