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smokehouse

US/ˈsmoʊkˌhaʊs/

smokehouse noun: a structure used to smoke food to preserve it and to add flavor.

Noun

smokehouse (plural smokehouses)

  1. A structure used to smoke food to preserve it and to add flavor.
    • Snakes hang thick from the cypress trees / Like sausage on a smokehouse wall.1973, “Swamp Witch”, in Jim Stafford (lyrics), Jim Stafford, performed by Jim Stafford
    Synonyms:
    smokery
  2. A structure in which freshly harvested tobacco is cured or preserved by smoking.

Synonyms of smokehouse

Forms of smokehouse

pluralsmokehouses

Origin of smokehouse

From smoke + house.

Questions about smokehouse

What does smokehouse mean?
Smokehouse means a structure used to smoke food to preserve it and to add flavor.
What part of speech is smokehouse?
Smokehouse is a noun.
How do you pronounce smokehouse?
Smokehouse is pronounced /ˈsmoʊkˌhaʊs/ (US).
What is the plural of smokehouse?
The plural of smokehouse is smokehouses.

Words near smokehouse in the dictionary

  1. smokehole
  2. smokeholes
  3. smokehood
  4. smokehoods
  5. smokehos
  6. smokehouse
  7. smokehouses
  8. smokejack
  9. smokejacks
  10. smokejumper
  11. smokejumpers

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