OAST

oast

(noun) a kiln for drying hops

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

oast (plural oasts)

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

Anagrams

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

Source: Wiktionary


Oast (ost), n. [OE. ost, AS. ast; cf. Gr. a'i^qos burning heat.]

Definition: A kiln to dry hops or malt; a cockle. Mortimer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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