liming
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Lime \Lime\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Limed (l[imac]md); p. pr. & vb. n. Liming.] [Cf. AS. gel[imac]man to glue or join together. See Lime a viscous substance.]
1.To smear with a viscous substance, as birdlime. [1913 Webster]
These twigs, in time, will come to be limed.— L'Estrange.[1913 Webster]
2.To entangle; to insnare. [1913 Webster]
We had limed ourselves With open eyes, and we must take the chance.— Tennyson.[1913 Webster]
3.To treat with lime, or oxide or hydrate of calcium; to manure with lime; as, to lime hides for removing the hair; to lime sails in order to whiten them; to lime the lawn to decrease acidity of the soil. [1913 Webster]
Land may be improved by draining, marling, and liming.— Sir J. Child.[1913 Webster]
4.To cement. "Who gave his blood to lime the stones together." --Shak.