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malt-kilns

malt-kilns is the plural of malt-kiln.

Meaning of malt-kiln

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

Questions about malt-kilns

What is malt-kilns the plural of?
Malt-kilns is the plural of malt-kiln.

Words near malt-kilns in the dictionary

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

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