smokehouse

[ smohk-hous ]

noun

, plural smoke·hous·es [smohk, -hou-ziz].

1. a building or place in which meat, fish, etc., are cured with smoke.

smokehouse

/ ˈsməʊkˌhaʊs /

noun

1. a building or special construction for curing meat, fish, etc, by smoking

Word History and Origins

Origin of smokehouse¹

First recorded in 1665–75; smoke + house

Example Sentences

So, the Southside Smokehouse is more than a barbecue pit, a burger shack, or a Cajun kitchen.

From The Daily Beast

They built a smokehouse, planted extensive gardens, and curated an enviable wine cellar.

From The Daily Beast

Master Fish has a skiff hidden near his smokehouse, and the lad was counting on taking it.

From Project Gutenberg

A whiskered head on the end of a long, corrugated red neck protruded from the smokehouse door.

From Project Gutenberg

His lot was to be a rack in a provincial smokehouse kept aglow by a poor man's fervour for post-natal security.

From Project Gutenberg

A fowl of some sort was killed and dressed and hung in the cold smokehouse in readiness for its last minute stuffing.

From Project Gutenberg

Virginia cured hams hang in the smokehouse, and jellies and preserves are made by old recipes.

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