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kiln

Pronunciation: /kɪln/
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Definition of kiln

noun

  • a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, especially one for calcining lime or firing pottery.

Origin:

Old English cylene, from Latin culina 'kitchen, cooking stove'

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