dry kiln

noun

1. an oven for the controlled drying and seasoning of cut lumber.

dry kiln

noun

1. an oven in which cut timber is dried and seasoned

Word History and Origins

Origin of dry kiln¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

He is amassing an inventory of the best bookmatched sets in “the dry kiln that used to be our garage.”

From Seattle Times

What started then as a wholesale lumber brokerage in Macon expanded into lumber production with its own sawmills and dry kiln facilities.

From Washington Times

The mills are often of great size, built on piles over tide water and so arranged that their product is delivered directly from the saws and dry kilns to vessels moored alongside.

From Project Gutenberg

There are some twenty-five different makes of dry kilns on the market, which fulfill to a varying degree the fundamental requirements.

From Project Gutenberg

Mould fungus has been observed to develop rapidly at 130°F. in a dry kiln in moist air, a condition under which an animal cannot live more than a few minutes.

From Project Gutenberg