Definition of Oast house

1. Noun. A building containing an oast (a kiln for drying hops); usually has a conical or pyramidal roof.

Generic synonyms: House
Terms within: Oast

Definition of Oast house

1. Noun. (British) a building containing oasts, used in conjunction with hop harvesting. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oast House

oarsman
oarsmanship
oarsmanships
oarsmen
oarswoman
oarswomen
oarweed
oarweeds
oary
oases
oasification
oasis
oasislike
oasitic
oast
oast house
oast houses
oasthouse
oasthouse urine disease
oasthouses
oasts
oat
oat cell
oat cell cancer
oat cell carcinoma
oat milk
oatcake
oatcakes

Literary usage of Oast house

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect and Collection of Provincialisms in Use by William Douglas Parish (1875)
"OAST-HOUSE. A place for drying hops. With respect to the origin of this word, Mr. Durrani Cooper gives the following explanation,— "As hops were introduced ..."

2. A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect and Collection of Provincialisms in Use by William Douglas Parish (1875)
"OAST-HOUSE. A place for drying hops. With respect to the origin of this word, Mr. Durrant Cooper gives the following explanation,— "As hops were introduced ..."

3. A General Dictionary of Provincialisms by William Holloway (1840)
"Haus, Germ, a OAST-HOUSE, HOP- Shouse, Heuse, OAST. 3 Dutch. (Hops were originally introduced into England from Flanders, and the kiln for drying them on ..."

4. Sussex Archaeological Collections Relating to the History and Antiquities of by Sussex Archaeological Society (1864)
"At the south-west angle of the oast-house there is a break in the line, apparently made for the purpose of obtaining access to the kitchen-garden of the ..."

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