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    Plural of kiln

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    Could anybody please tell me the plural of kiln? I'm using the word for the first time, and I can't think of any other countable noun ending in -ln. Is it "kilns"? Or just "kiln"? Or something completely different?

    Thanks in advance,
    Angus
    Author Angus (395412) 31 Mar 11, 12:15
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    One kiln, two kilns.
    #1Author CM2DD (236324) 31 Mar 11, 12:17
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    Thanks a lot :-).
    #2Author Angus (395412) 31 Mar 11, 12:22
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    Thanks a lot :-).
    #3Author Angus (395412) 31 Mar 11, 12:22
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    "I can't think of any other countable noun ending in -ln."

    Neither can I. Amazing, the titbits you pick up on LEO.
    #4Author escoville (237761) 31 Mar 11, 12:44
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    And indeed, even Leo doesn't know any:
    Dictionary
    #5Author Angus (395412) 31 Mar 11, 13:16
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    Es gibt laut OED noch zwei: eines ist obsolet:
    "aln" ist wohl eine veraltete Bezeichnung für den Holunderbusch/baum.
    Und das Aboriginal-Wort für den lyre-bird ist: buln-buln. /bʊlnbʊln/ Natürlich ist das nicht strenggenommen ein "englisches" Wort. :-)
    #6Author Lady Grey (235863) 31 Mar 11, 13:20
     
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