See Also: oast(dictionary)
oast house(dictionary)

oast (iou)



oast noun.
[Old English ast = West Frisian iest, Middle Low German eist (Dutch eest), from Germanic, from Indo-European base meaning 'burn'.]
Orig., a kiln. Later spec., a kiln for drying hops or (formerly) malt; a building containing this.
Comb.: oast-house a building containing a kiln for drying hops.