oast house

noun

A building containing oasts, used in conjunction with hop harvesting.

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Meanings

nounoast house (plural oast houses)

plural oast houses

  1. UKA building containing oasts, used in conjunction with hop harvesting.
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    Sail-like, the oast-house towers of Horsmonden seem almost to plough the rich soil of their Kentish hopfield like graceful yachts on a gently rolling sea. And sail-like, their wind vanes turn the angled cowls with the breeze to create a vacuum inside that draws up hot air to dry the hops on their slatted floor below. This is the Garden of England, and the village is surrounded by orchards and pastures, as well as hopfields - […].

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 227, photo caption

Origin

From oast + house.

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Translations

Czech sušička
  • sušičkabuilding containing oast(s)
Polish budynek z piecem do suszenia chmielu
  • budynek z piecem do suszenia chmielubuilding containing oast(s)
Swedish torkhus
  • torkhusbuilding containing oast(s)
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APA

oast house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oast%20house

MLA

“oast house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oast%20house. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oast house,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oast%20house.

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