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Jew's lime

Jew's lime noun: asphalt, bitumen, pitch.

Noun

Jew's lime (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) asphalt, bitumen, pitch

Forms of Jew's lime

alternative formJews' lime

Questions about Jew's lime

What does Jew's lime mean?
Jew's lime means asphalt, bitumen, pitch.
What part of speech is Jew's lime?
Jew's lime is a noun.

Words near Jew's lime in the dictionary

  1. jew's harp
  2. jew's harpist
  3. jew's harpists
  4. jew's harps
  5. Jew's house
  6. Jew's lime
  7. Jew's mallow
  8. Jew's myrtle
  9. Jew's nose
  10. Jew's noses
  11. Jew's pitch

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