kiln-dried

[ kil-drahyd, kiln- ]

/ ˈkɪlˌdraɪd, ˈkɪln- /

of or relating to the reduction of the moisture content in wood by means of artificially controlling the heat, air circulation, and humidity.

Origin of kiln-dried

First recorded in 1850–55

killy, kilmarnock, kilmer, kiln, kiln run brick, kiln-dried, kiln-dry, kilner jar, kilo, kilo-, kilobar

kiln-dry

[ kil-drahy, kiln- ]

/ ˈkɪlˌdraɪ, ˈkɪln- /

to dry in a kiln.

First recorded in 1530–40

The kiln-dried lumber is just as strong and useful for construction as the air-cured stock.

The School Book of Forestry |Charles Lathrop Pack
The shells are then placed in a smoke-house and kiln-dried, or, when possible, sun-dried.

Two Years Among the Savages of New Guinea. |W. D. Pitcairn
If the malt were not kiln-dried it would not keep, but would become mouldy.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley
The kiln-dried material was ready for use in one-third the time it would have taken to season the material in the air.

The School Book of Forestry |Charles Lathrop Pack

It was apparent to all, however, that they must hasten to leave this kiln-dried desert valley as soon as possible.

Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania |Jewett Castello Gilson