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limehouse

UK/ˈlʌɪmhaʊs/

limehouse noun: an oast house that uses a limekiln.

Noun

limehouse (plural limehouses)

  1. An oast house that uses a limekiln.
    • In a number of parishes tithe was due on mills, and, at Fowey, on limehouses, but only for coppice wood.1974, Richard Potts, A Calendar of Cornish Glebe Terriers, 1673-1735, page xviii

Proper noun capitalized: Limehouse

Limehouse

  1. A district in eastern London, part of the borough of Tower Hamlets (OS grid ref TQ3681).
  2. A community in the town of Halton Hills, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada.
  3. An unincorporated community in Jasper County, South Carolina, United States.

Verb capitalized: Limehouse

Limehouse (third-person singular simple present Limehouses, present participle Limehousing, simple past and past participle Limehoused)

  1. (UK, dated) To make a fiery political speech.

limehouse meaning in Bengali

limehouse in Bengali

তেজস্বী রাজনৈতিক বক্তৃতা দেওয়া

Forms of limehouse

Noun
plurallimehouses
Verb
third-person singular presentLimehouses
present participleLimehousing
past participleLimehoused
pastLimehoused

Origin of limehouse

From lime + house.

The place name is a reference to local lime oasts. The earliest reference is to Les Lymhostes, in 1356. The verb is a reference to a speech made there by the Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George in 1909.

Questions about limehouse

What does limehouse mean?
Limehouse means an oast house that uses a limekiln.
What is limehouse in Bengali?
Limehouse in Bengali is তেজস্বী রাজনৈতিক বক্তৃতা দেওয়া. See Limehouse meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is limehouse?
Limehouse can be a noun, a proper noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce limehouse?
Limehouse is pronounced /ˈlʌɪmhaʊs/ (UK).
What is the plural of limehouse?
The plural of limehouse is limehouses.

Words near limehouse in the dictionary

  1. limed ginger
  2. limed gingers
  3. Limedale
  4. limehound
  5. limehounds
  6. limehouse
  7. Limehoused
  8. limehouses
  9. Limehousing
  10. limejuice
  11. limejuices

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