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name
A district in eastern London, now part of the borough of Tower Hamlets (OS grid ref TQ3681).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An oast house that uses a limekiln.
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verb
To make a fiery political speech.
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Usage: UK, dated
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History
The place name is a reference to local lime oasts. The earliest reference is to Les Lymhostes, in 1356. The verb is a reference to a speech made there by the Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George in 1909.
From lime + house.
