Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-“to burn; fire”
- Proto-Germanic*aistaz“kiln”
- Old Englishāst“a kiln”
- Middle Englishost
- Englishoast
From Middle English ost, from Old English āst (“a kiln”), from Proto-Germanic *aistaz (“kiln”), from *aisǭ (“fire”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- (“to burn; fire”). Cognate with Dutch eest (“kiln”), Middle Low German eiste (“kiln”), Latin aedes (“house; hearth”), Old English ād (“fire; funeral pyre”).
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Czech sušárna (chmele)
- sušárna (chmele)a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops
Dutch eest
- eesta kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops
Finnish kuivuri, kuivausuuni
- kuivuria kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops
- kuivausuunia kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops
German Dörrofen, Darre
- Dörrofena kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops
- Darrea kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops
Irish áith
- áitha kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops
Polish piec do suszenia chmielu
- piec do suszenia chmielua kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops
Swedish kölna, torkugn
- kölnaa kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops
- torkugna kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with oast
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Cite this entry
APA
oast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oast
MLA
“oast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oast. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oast,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oast.
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