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单词 oast-house
释义

oast-house

[ ohst-hous ]
/ ˈoʊstˌhaʊs /

noun, plural oast-hous·es [ohst-hou-ziz]. /ˈoʊstˌhaʊ zɪz/. Chiefly British.

oast.
a building housing several oasts.

Origin of oast-house

First recorded in 1755–65

Words nearby oast-house

oary, OAS, O.A.S.I., oasis, oast, oast-house, Oastler, oat, oatcake, oat cell, oat cell carcinoma
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Example sentences from the Web for oast-house

  • Then the lady showed us the Danejohn, and it was like an oast-house.

    The Wouldbegoods|E. Nesbit
  • As we drew up at the fatal corner, the others came out of the oast-house to see what was making the noise.

    Berry And Co.|Dornford Yates
  • Not for nothing had he watched the men thatching the oast-house by the Medway.

    Harding's luck|E. [Edith] Nesbit
  • As he closed the shutter, the oast-house seemed dark before the day's end, and he lit the candle in the lanthorn.

    Puck of Pook's Hill|Rudyard Kipling
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