- Oast
- Oast Oast ([=o]st), n. [OE. ost, AS. [=a]st; cf. Gr. a'i^qos burning heat.] A kiln to dry hops or malt; a cockle. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster]
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oast — [ōst] n. [ME ost < OE ast < Gmc * aist < IE base * ai dh , to burn > EDIFY] a kiln for drying hops, malt, or tobacco … English World dictionary
oast — noun Etymology: Middle English ost, from Old English āst; akin to Middle Dutch eest kiln, Latin aestus heat, aestas summer more at edify Date: before 12th century a usually conical kiln used for drying hops, malt, or tobacco called also… … New Collegiate Dictionary
oast — noun a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops See Also: hop, hop garden, hopping, oast house … Wiktionary
oast — n. a kiln for drying hops. Phrases and idioms: oast house a building containing this. Etymology: OE ast f. Gmc … Useful english dictionary
oast house — ► NOUN ▪ a building containing an oast, typically conical in shape with a cowl on top … English terms dictionary
oast house — [ˈəust haus US ˈoust ] n BrE [: Old English; Origin: ast] a round building with a pointed top, built for drying ↑hops … Dictionary of contemporary English
Oast house — A traditional oast An oast, oast house or hop kiln is a building designed for kilning (drying) hops as part of the brewing process. They can be found in most hop growing (and former hop growing) areas and are often good examples of vernacular… … Wikipedia
Oast Theatre, Tonbridge — Coordinates: 51°12′21″N 0°15′44″E / 51.2059°N 0.2623°E / 51.2059; 0.2623 … Wikipedia
oast house — noun a building containing an oast (a kiln for drying hops); usually has a conical or pyramidal roof • Hypernyms: ↑house • Part Meronyms: ↑oast * * * oast house noun A building, usu with a conical roof, containing such kilns • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
oast house — UK [ˈəʊst ˌhaʊs] / US [ˈoʊst ˌhaʊs] noun [countable] Word forms oast house : singular oast house plural oast houses British a round building with a pointed roof where hops (= seeds for making beer) are dried … English dictionary
