A limepit is either a place where limestone is quarried, or a man-made pit used to burn lime stones in the same way that modern-day kilns and furnaces constructed of brick are now used above ground for ...

What is a lime pit civil war?

1 : a limestone quarry.

What does lime Rock mean?

A term used in the Southeastern United States (esp. Florida and Georgia) for an unconsolidated or partly consolidated form of limestone, usually containing shells or shell fragments, with a varying percentage of silica. It hardens on exposure and is sometimes used as road metal.