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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• smokehouses
  plural

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

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

Lady Jaye houses a butcher shop, smokehouse, whiskey bar and restaurant under one roof.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2022

The animal would be skinned and gutted, then the flesh was cut into long strips and hung in the smokehouse to dry over hot, smoked wood.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper