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Meanings of throw quicklime in English

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Usage of throw quicklime in English
1
Unscrupulous undertakers threw quicklime over dead bodies in shallow graves to speed up decomposition.
The South African
2
The Turks threw quicklime at them to blind them.
The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc
3
The English came down from the windward and, as they scrambled aboard the enemy, threw quicklime into the Frenchmen's eyes.
A History of Sea Power
4
"You threw quicklime at him."
The story of edgar sawtelle