"limehouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: limehouses [plural]
Etymology: lime + house Etymology templates: {{com|en|lime|house}} lime + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} limehouse (plural limehouses)
  1. An oast house that uses a limekiln.
    Sense id: en-limehouse-en-noun-SqAP-8Qq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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