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kiln

kiln [ kiln ]


noun  (plural kilns)
Definition:
 
1. industrial oven: a specialized oven or furnace used for industrial processes such as firing clay for pottery or bricks and for drying materials such as hops or timber

2. regional agriculture pile of vegetables: a heap of vegetables, usually potatoes, covered with earth and mulch and sometimes stored in a shed



transitive verb  (past and past participle kilned, present participle kiln·ing, 3rd person present singular kilns)
Definition:
 
process something in kiln: to dry, fire, or bake something in a kiln

[Pre-12th century. < Latin culina< coquere "to cook"]

Regional History

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