dry kiln

American  

noun

1. an oven for the controlled drying and seasoning of cut lumber.

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dry kiln British  

noun

1. an oven in which cut timber is dried and seasoned

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Etymology

Origin of dry kiln

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

He is amassing an inventory of the best bookmatched sets in “the dry kiln that used to be our garage.”

From Seattle Times

What started then as a wholesale lumber brokerage in Macon expanded into lumber production with its own sawmills and dry kiln facilities.

From Washington Times

The mills are often of great size, built on piles over tide water and so arranged that their product is delivered directly from the saws and dry kilns to vessels moored alongside.

From Project Gutenberg

The evaporation from the other surfaces takes place very slowly out of doors, and with greater rapidity in a dry kiln.

From Project Gutenberg

Mould fungus has been observed to develop rapidly at 130°F. in a dry kiln in moist air, a condition under which an animal cannot live more than a few minutes.

From Project Gutenberg