caustic lime

American  

noun

1. lime.

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Etymology

Origin of caustic lime

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

While the use of limestone in manure piles is inadvisable for this reason, the loss is not comparable to that resulting from mixing caustic lime with manure.

From Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement by Agee, Alva

Although caustic lime should never be used in connection, or so as to come in contact with the Guano, there is no doubt of its being a valuable auxiliary.

From Guano A Treatise of Practical Information for Farmers by Robinson, Solon

The walls of the stall and the floor should be washed or strewn thickly with caustic lime, or drenched freely with boiling water.

From Contagious Abortion of Cows by MacNeal, Ward J.

Wherever stable manure and clover sods were not freely used, the heavy application of caustic lime was followed ultimately by decline in productive power.

From Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement by Agee, Alva

It is inadvisable to apply any large quantity of caustic lime to a light soil.

From Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement by Agee, Alva