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OAST HOUSE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does oast house mean? 

OAST HOUSE (noun)
  The noun OAST HOUSE has 1 sense:

1. a building containing an oast (a kiln for drying hops); usually has a conical or pyramidal roofplay

  Familiarity information: OAST HOUSE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OAST HOUSE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A building containing an oast (a kiln for drying hops); usually has a conical or pyramidal roof

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("oast house" is a kind of...):

house (a building in which something is sheltered or located)

Meronyms (parts of "oast house"):

oast (a kiln for drying hops)


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