limekiln
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limekiln
- /ˈlaɪmˌkɪln/ US
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From lime + kiln.
noun limekilns · lime-kiln · lime kiln
- A furnace used to produce lime (quicklime and slaked lime) from limestone. Thou mightst as well say I love to walk by the Counter-gate, which is as hateful to me as the reek of a lime-kiln.
- A burning sensation. Now, the rotten diseases of the south, the guts-griping, ruptures, catarrhs, loads o’ gravel i’ the back, lethargies, cold palsies, raw eyes, dirt-rotten livers, wheezing lungs, bladders full of imposthume, sciaticas, limekilns i’ the palm, incurable bone-ache, and the rivelled fee-simple of the tet
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noun a furnace used to produce lime from limestone
| Español | horno de cal, calera, calero |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 石灰窯 ishibai-gama |
| Português | caieira, forno de cal |
| Français | chaufour, four à chaux |
| Deutsch | Kalkbrennofen, Kalkofen |
| Italiano | calcara, forno da calce |
| Ελληνικά | ασβεστοκάμινος asvestokáminos |
| Română | cuptor de var, varniță |
| Tiếng Việt | lò vôi |
Talk about this word "limekiln." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/limekiln. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. limekiln. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/limekiln "limekiln." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/limekiln.
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@misc{limekiln_2026,
title = {limekiln},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/limekiln},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
