# Limehouse

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlʌɪmhaʊs/ · frequency rank #68,388

## Definitions
1. A district in eastern London, now part of the borough of Tower Hamlets (OS grid ref TQ3681).

## Etymology
The place name is a reference to local lime oasts. The earliest reference is to Les Lymhostes, in 1356. The verb is a reference to a speech made there by the Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George in 1909.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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