Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A pile of wood to be burned into charcoal, irrespective of the shape; also, specifically, a rectangular pile about 25–30 feet in length, 8 feet wide, and sloping from a height of 2 feet at one end to 7 or 8 feet at the other, this upward slope (ending to develop a draft in the direction of the length of the pile and so to secure uniform progress in the burning.
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Intermediate between the meiler and the kiln is the Foucauld system, the object of which is to replace the cover by a structure more or less permanent, which has all the disadvantages of both systems, with no advantages peculiar to itself.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 Various
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The object of a kiln is to replace the cover of a meiler by a permanent structure.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 Various
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