Usually means: Pit used for limestone extraction.
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  1. lime pit: Merriam-Webster
  2. lime pit: Collins English Dictionary
  3. lime-pit, lime pit: Wordnik
  4. lime pit: Wiktionary
  5. Lime pit: Dictionary.com
  6. lime pit: FreeDictionary.org
  7. lime pit: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (lime pit)

noun:  A limestone quarry.
noun:  A pit in which lime is burnt
noun:  A pit in which lime is slaked
noun:  A pit of lime and water in which tanners dehair hides

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