oast-house
[ ohst-hous ]
Origin of oast-house
1First recorded in 1755–65
Words Nearby oast-house
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How to use oast-house in a sentence
The road which we were using ran at right angles into a better-class way by the side of an old oast-house.
Berry And Co. | Dornford YatesAs we drew up at the fatal corner, the others came out of the oast-house to see what was making the noise.
Berry And Co. | Dornford YatesThen the lady showed us the Danejohn, and it was like an oast-house.
The Wouldbegoods | E. NesbitAs he closed the shutter, the oast-house seemed dark before the day's end, and he lit the candle in the lanthorn.
Puck of Pook's Hill | Rudyard KiplingNot for nothing had he watched the men thatching the oast-house by the Medway.
Harding's luck | E. [Edith] Nesbit
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