lime pit

British  

noun

1. (in tanning) a pit containing lime in which hides are placed to remove the hair

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Example Sentences

Moments later, he trudged across the lime pit where he had done hard labor and picked up a hammer and chisel to pound a rock into shards.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the best stories, “Good Monks,” makes use of a local landmark: an abandoned lime pit — desolate, lurid, ruined — known as the “Lost Planet.”

From New York Times

He says there’s many a young man that was hanged and now moldering in a lime pit that would be glad to rise up and dance the Irish dance.

From Literature

"Lime Pit - effort to destroy bodies," reads one handwritten caption.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Stephens was about 30 feet from the blast area when the ground gave way and he collapsed into the lime pit.

From New York Times