oast
Americannoun
noun
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a kiln for drying hops
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Also called: oast house. a building containing such kilns, usually having a conical or pyramidal roof
Etymology
Origin of oast
before 1050; Middle English ost, Old English āst; cognate with Dutch eest
Example Sentences
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Christmas lunches are in full swing in the Oast House in Manchester.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2021
Oast said her research showed that the enslaved owned by churches appeared to live a harsher existence.
From Washington Times • Aug. 8, 2020
“What’s really obvious from all these records, in my opinion, is that it was all based on finances,” Oast said.
From Washington Times • Aug. 8, 2020
There are also Bad Wolf Coffee; Reverb Yoga; Edmund’s Oast Brewing Company, set to open on Sept. 14; and a 9,970-square-foot food court, called Workshop, that functions as a “food incubator” for aspirant restaurateurs.
From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2017
Oast, ōst, n. a kiln to dry hops or malt.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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