Also spelled lime-kiln
noun
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Meanings
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noun
a kiln or furnace in which limestone or shells are burned to produce lime
Smoke drifted from the limekiln as workers fed limestone into the furnace.
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Etymology
A compound of lime + kiln, recorded since the Middle English period. It names the specialized furnace used to convert calcium carbonate into quicklime by intense heating.