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Definition of Limekilns
1. limekiln [n] - See also: limekiln
Lexicographical Neighbors of Limekilns
Literary usage of Limekilns
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"... as they are more politely called) under the trees of the " limekilns," is one
of the ... limekilns ..."
2. Outlines of Industrial Chemistry: A Text-book for Students by Frank Hall Thorp, Charles D. Demond (1905)
"There are two general classes of limekilns, continuous and periodic. (See
Calcination, p. 19.) The former are preferred where fuel is expensive, ..."
3. Travels in Egypt, Arabia Petræa, and the Holy Land by Stephen Olin (1843)
"limekilns.—Dogs.—Boys.—Funeral Dance.—Music.—Temple of Edfou.—Splendid
Propylon.—Present Uses of the Temple.—Fine Colonnade.—Inscriptions.—Accumulations. ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Courts of Common Law by Great Britain Bail Court (1870)
"Then if the limekilns were demised as part of the land, or under the name of ...
Secondly, these limekilns could never have been removable as fixtures. ..."
5. Report by Ontario Dept. of Mines (1892)
"The firm employs seventy-five men at their several works in the summer months,
and their average for the year is fifty. The limekilns and quarries are on ..."
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