lime pit

noun

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

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Historical Examples of lime pit

Perhaps in a stone-quarry, or lime-pit; perhaps at the edge of waters.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 3, September 1843
Various
A finer sort of parchment than the former, but prepared in the same manner, except that it is not passed through the lime-pit.
A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery
Benziger Brothers