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limeburner

noun

Etymology

From lime + burn + -er.

  1. derived from *wer-✻
  2. derived from *warjaz✻
  3. inherited from *-wari✻
  4. inherited from -ware
  5. inherited from -ware
  6. derived from *-tōr✻
  7. derived from -tor
  8. derived from -or
  9. derived from -ier
  10. inherited from -er
  11. derived from -ārius
  12. inherited from *-ārijaz✻
  13. inherited from *-ārī✻
  14. inherited from -ere
  15. inherited from -ere, -er
  16. compounded as limeburner — “lime + burn + -er”

Definitions

  1. A tradesman who operates a limekiln, burning limestone at high heat to produce quicklime…

    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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