Definition of "lime-burner" [lime-burner]

• One who burns limestone to form lime. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Going through Urshot Mr. Skinner was hailed by a lime-burner from the pits over by Hankey and asked if he was looking for his hens."
• "The lime-burner — his exact phrases need not concern us — expressed his superior interest in hens ...."
• "You call yourself a man, Jim Hayward, and an honest lime-burner, and a respectable, market-keeping"