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limekiln

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lime⋅kiln

  [lahym-kil, -kiln]
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–noun
a kiln or furnace for making lime by calcining limestone or shells.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME limkilne. See lime 1 , kiln
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lime·kiln   (līm'kĭl', -kĭln')   
n.  A furnace used to reduce naturally occurring forms of calcium carbonate to lime.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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