ˈkiln-dry, v.
trans. To dry in a kiln.
| c 1540 Plumpton Corr. 237 As for barly, is now much redy & in chambers..Yowr men also kiln dry. 1573 Tusser Husb. (1878) 127 The hop kell dride, will best abide. 1649 W. Blithe Eng. Improv. Impr. (1653) 260 Drying it up, and housing it, and kilne-drying it. 1727 Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Bean, The best way is to kiln-dry them [beans], or to dry 'em well in the Sun. 1846 McCulloch Acc. Brit. Empire (1854) I. 363 Much..of the corn of Ireland could not be preserved, unless it were kiln-dried. |
Hence ˈkiln-dried ppl. a., ˈkiln-ˈdrying vbl. n.
| 1823 J. Badcock Dom. Amusem. 28 Heat, i.e. kiln-drying,..will not answer the end proposed. 1854 Ronalds & Richardson Chem. Technol. (ed. 2) I. 189 Kiln-dried earthy lignite (20 per cent moisture and no ash). |