oast
English
Alternative forms
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”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /əʊst/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊst
Noun
oast (plural oasts)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
a kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops
Anagrams
Estonian
Noun
oast
- elative singular of uba