limeburner

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noun

A tradesman who operates a limekiln, burning limestone at high heat to produce quicklime for use as an agricultural manure, in cement, and otherwise.

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Meanings

nounlimeburner (plural limeburners)

plural limeburners

  1. historicalA tradesman who operates a limekiln, burning limestone at high heat to produce quicklime for use as an agricultural manure, in cement, and otherwise.

Origin

From lime + burn + -er.

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Translations

French chaufournier
  • chaufournierlimekiln operator
Turkish kireççi
  • kireççilimekiln operator
Cite this entry
APA

limeburner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limeburner

MLA

“limeburner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limeburner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “limeburner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limeburner.

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