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Webster 1913 Edition

(līm′kĭlnˊ)

Noun.

A kiln or furnace in which limestone or shells are burned and reduced to lime.

Noun.

li'mekil. A kiln or furnace in which stones or shells are exposed to a strong heat and reduced to lime.

limekiln ‎(plural limekilns)

a furnace used to produce lime from limestone