Meaning & use
oast
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A kiln used for drying hops or, formerly, malt, especially as part of the traditional oast houses found in English hop-growing regions.
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The old oast house, with its distinctive conical roof, has been converted into holiday cottages.
Farmers once dried the freshly picked hops in an oast before sending them to the brewery.
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Oast houses, with their tall, cowled roundels, remain iconic features of the Kent and Sussex countryside in England.
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