oast en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əʊst/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
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”).
Meanings
- (UK) A kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oasts | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ost | alternative | lexicographic | |
| oust | alternative | lexicographic | |
| east | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
hop · hopping · hop garden
Translations (11)
sv kölna (a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops) · de Dörrofen (a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops) · nl eest (a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops) · de Darre (a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops) · ga áith (a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops) · sv torkugn (a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops) · cs sušárna (chmele) (a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops) · vo sägüköm (a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops) · pl piec do suszenia chmielu (a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops) · fi kuivuri (a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops) · fi kuivausuuni (a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops)