liming Definition

lime¹
noun

1. loosely
calcium oxide.
2. loosely
slaked lime.
3. loosely
limestone.
4. bird-lime.
5. dialect
Any slimy or gluey substance.

verb liming, limed

1. To cover with lime.
2. To apply ground limestone as a fertilizer to (soil).
3. To trap (usually birds, but sometimes animals) using bird-lime.

Derivative: liminess
noun

Derivative: limy

See separate entry.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon lim.

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liming
noun

1. In the preparation of leather, etc: the soaking of skins in limewater to remove the hair.
2a. The application of whitewash to walls;
2b. The application of lime to the ground as a fertilizer.