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

Inflected Forms

noun

• smokehouses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of smokehouse

First recorded in 1665–75; smoke + house

Example Sentences

The 60-year-old, who recently premiered a television cooking show, also put in an appearance alongside Billy Bob Thornton, Wynonna Judd and Gavin Adcock at the fever dream that is Guy Fieri’s Smokehouse.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

It’s so much more satisfying to sink your teeth into the Smoked Hunter Sausage from Oscar’s Smokehouse in Warrensburg, N.Y.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Bear Creek Smokehouse Turkey – Sometimes you want the full holiday spread without wrestling the main event.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

“Based on currently available information, Xcel Energy acknowledges that its facilities appear to have been involved in an ignition of the Smokehouse Creek fire,” the company said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024

One song we use to sing was 'Throw de Smokehouse Keys Down de Well.'

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 by United States. Work Projects Administration