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smokehouse

American  
[smohk-haus] / ˈsmoʊkˌhaʊs /

noun

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


smokehouse British  
/ ˈsməʊkˌhaʊs /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of smokehouse

First recorded in 1665–75; smoke + house

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A full deli as well as a smokehouse and butcher, Oscar’s provides an efficient entry point to the foods of the region with a considered selection from nearby producers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 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

But she sat on the dirt floor of a smokehouse, surrounded by the dried carcasses of two pigs, a cow, and a deer, feeling scared and powerless.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper

Mold build-up was also found outside of steel vats used by the plant and inside holding coolers between the site's smokehouses.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2024

In some cases, cabins people use during the fishing season, as well as drying racks and smokehouses, have been destroyed.

From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2022

Some of those specific metrics included barbecue restaurants per 100,000 residents, median consumer rating for barbecue restaurants, median consumer rating for smokehouses and whether or not the cities have hosted barbecue competitions or festivals.

From Fox News ● Jul. 1, 2021

Facebook posts from the far end of the river showed kings already hanging in the smokehouses.

From The Guardian ● May 13, 2018

The Point Prospect camp-ground south of Rose Hill was said to be swarming with soldiers who made forays on chicken coops, pigpens, and smokehouses where winter meat was hung.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

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