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lime burner

lime burn·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahym bur-ner]
    • /laɪm ˈbɜr nər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahym bur-ner]
    • /laɪm ˈbɜr nər/

Definitions of lime burner words

  • noun lime burner a person who makes lime by burning or calcining limestone, shells, etc. 1
  • noun lime burner a person whose job it is to burn limestone to make lime 0
  • noun lime burner a person who burns limestone, shells, etc. to make lime 0

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Origin of lime burner

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1300-50

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Lime burner

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lime burner popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

lime burner usage trend in Literature

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