English Explanatory Dictionary

Limehouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A district in eastern London, now part of the borough of Tower Hamlets (OS grid ref TQ3681).
verb
  1. To make a fiery political speech.
noun
  1. An oast house that uses a limekiln.

Pronunciation

/ˈlʌɪmhaʊs/

Word forms

Limehouse Limehouses Limehousing Limehoused

Etymology

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.

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