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oast

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /əʊst/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊst

1

noun

Meaning 1

A kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a kiln for drying hops

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: kiln

History

Etymology

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”).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: sušárna (chmele) — a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops
  • Dutch: eest — a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops
  • Finnish: kuivuri — a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops
  • Finnish: kuivausuuni — a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops
  • German: Dörrofen — a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops
  • German: Darre — a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops
  • Irish: áith — a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops
  • Swedish: kölna — a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops
  • Swedish: torkugn — a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops
  • Volapük: sägüköm — a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops