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noun
A building containing oasts, used in conjunction with hop harvesting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
a building containing an oast (a kiln for drying hops); usually has a conical or pyramidal roof
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: house
History
From oast + house.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
