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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I have not made another French oast recipe since I started making it this way a few years ago.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2022
It's green belt land and many residents aren't happy - including Ian and Angela, who have lived in their converted oast house for 35 years.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2021
The image depicts an oast house on a hop farm - a familiar sight in the Kent countryside.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2017
For almost two decades, Butlin lived in the Kentish oast house which had been Kent Opera's office.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2011
Until now that ant simply didn’t oast for you.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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