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oast

/əʊst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
oast
IPA
/əʊst/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops.

British usage

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₂eydʰ-, ost, āst, *aistaz

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /əʊst/

Usage

Inflected Forms

oasts (plural) oust (alternative) ost (alternative) east (alternative, obsolete)

Phrases

oast house hop garden

Frequently Paired Words

hop hop garden hopping

Rhymes With

most post almost supposed coast first coast host ghost toast roast foremost rubbing post

Questions

How do you pronounce oast?
The recorded pronunciation is /əʊst/.
What does oast mean?
A kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops.
Where does oast come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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