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malt-kiln

malt-kiln noun: a kiln for drying barley etc., after it has been steeped and germinated.

Noun

malt-kiln (plural malt-kilns)

  1. A kiln for drying barley etc., after it has been steeped and germinated.
    • Leaving Tadcaster, the line passes between large maltkilns, to which there is rail access, then swings north-westward again through the open country of the Wharfe valley towards Newton Kyme, 6¾ miles from Church Fenton.1961 February, D. Bertram, “The lines to Wetherby and their traffic”, in Trains Illustrated, page 100

Forms of malt-kiln

pluralmalt-kilns
alternative formmalt kiln
alternative formmaltkiln

Questions about malt-kiln

What does malt-kiln mean?
Malt-kiln means a kiln for drying barley etc., after it has been steeped and germinated.
What part of speech is malt-kiln?
Malt-kiln is a noun.
What is the plural of malt-kiln?
The plural of malt-kiln is malt-kilns.

Words near malt-kiln in the dictionary

  1. malt whiskey
  2. malt whiskeys
  3. malt whiskies
  4. malt whisky
  5. malt-forward
  6. malt-kiln
  7. malt-kilns
  8. malt-o-meal
  9. malta
  10. Malta fever
  11. Malta Island

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