oast

English

Alternative forms

• oust
• east (obsolete)

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əʊst/

Noun

oast (plural oasts)

1. (British) A kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops.

Derived terms

• oast house

Related terms

• hop
• hop garden
• hopping

Translations

a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops

• Finnish: kuivuri, kuivausuuni
• German: Darre (de) f, Tabakdarre f, Malzdarre f, Hopfendarre f
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• Swedish: kölna c, torkugn c
• Volapük: sägüköm, tabakisägüköm, maltisägüköm, (hops) humulisägüköm

Anagrams

• OTAs, SOTA, Sato, Sota, Taos, Tsao, as to, oats, stoa, taos, toas, tosa