oast

English

Alternative forms

east
oust

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”).

Noun

oast (plural oasts)

(Britain) a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops

Related terms

Translations

a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops

Finnish: kuivuri, kuivausuuni
German: Darre (de) f, Tabakdarre f, Malzdarre f, Hopfendarre f

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

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