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quick lime
n. (alternative spelling of quicklime English)
Usage examples of "quick lime".
They kept adding wood and limestone for a week, and when the fire was out, they had quick lime, calcium oxide.
Their tempers are like quick lime, but when they say 'Come' you may come and trust them, for they are such fools they do not know the proper price of anything, but let the silver run out of their pockets like water.