Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oast house

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: oast -house
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A building containing oasts, used in conjunction with hop harvesting.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Sail-like, the oast-house towers of Horsmonden seem almost to plough the rich soil of their Kentish hopfield like graceful yachts on a gently rolling sea. And sail-like, their wind vanes turn the angled cowls with the breeze to create a vacuum inside that draws up hot air to dry the hops on their slatted floor below. This is the Garden of England, and the village is surrounded by orchards and pastures, as well as hopfields - […]."

Etymology

From oast + house.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

oast houses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hop hopping oast

Questions

What does oast house mean?: A building containing oasts, used in conjunction with hop harvesting.
Where does oast house come from?: From oast + house.

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