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Originally appearing in Volume V19, Page 937 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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OAST (0. Eng. dst, cf. Dutch eest, "
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kiln "; the
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Teutonic
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root is aidh- " to
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burn"; the pre-Teutonic idh- is seen in
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Lat. aestus, "
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heat," aestas, " summer," Gr. atOos, "burning heat") , a
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kiln, particularly one used for drying hops; the word usually appears in the
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term "
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oast-
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house," a
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building containing several of such kilns (see
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HoP) . " Oast " is also sometimes used of a kiln for drying
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tobacco .

End of Article: OAST (0. Eng. dst, cf. Dutch eest, " kiln "; the Teutonic root is aidh- " to burn"; the pre-Teutonic idh- is seen in Lat. aestus, " heat," aestas, " summer," Gr. atOos, "burning heat")
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