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Definition of Oast house
1. Noun. A building containing an oast (a kiln for drying hops); usually has a conical or pyramidal roof.
Definition of Oast house
1. Noun. (British) a building containing oasts, used in conjunction with hop harvesting. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oast House
Literary usage of Oast house
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect and Collection of Provincialisms in Use by William Douglas Parish (1875)
"OAST-HOUSE. A place for drying hops. With respect to the origin of this word, Mr.
Durrani Cooper gives the following explanation,— "As hops were introduced ..."
2. A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect and Collection of Provincialisms in Use by William Douglas Parish (1875)
"OAST-HOUSE. A place for drying hops. With respect to the origin of this word, Mr.
Durrant Cooper gives the following explanation,— "As hops were introduced ..."
3. A General Dictionary of Provincialisms by William Holloway (1840)
"Haus, Germ, a OAST-HOUSE, HOP- Shouse, Heuse, OAST. 3 Dutch. (Hops were originally
introduced into England from Flanders, and the kiln for drying them on ..."
4. Sussex Archaeological Collections Relating to the History and Antiquities of by Sussex Archaeological Society (1864)
"At the south-west angle of the oast-house there is a break in the line, apparently
made for the purpose of obtaining access to the kitchen-garden of the ..."
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