smokehouse

American  

[smohk-hous] / ˈsmoʊkˌhaʊs /

noun

smokehouses plural

1. a building or place in which meat, fish, etc., are cured with smoke.

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smokehouse British  

/ ˈsməʊkˌhaʊs /

noun

1. a building or special construction for curing meat, fish, etc, by smoking

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Etymology

Origin of smokehouse

First recorded in 1665–75; smoke + house

Example Sentences

For 87 years, this Texas smokehouse has offered one thing: whole hickory-smoked turkeys with a spice rub passed down from the owners’ Polish family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

The smokehouse, which has been operational for two-and-a-half years, will exchange hands for no fee - although Mr Irvine may retain a share to keep the business running if the new owners changed their minds.

From BBC • May 5, 2025

Near the villa, the team had found something else: A brick foundation of a smokehouse used to cure meat.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2024

Yes, there's a very small chance that Listeria may be present in the smoked salmon that I picked up at the coastal smokehouse last week.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2023

Boys running from the dairy, the smokehouse, hollering.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson