smokehouse
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsmoʊkˌhaʊs/
Noun
editsmokehouse (plural smokehouses)
- A structure used to smoke food to preserve it and to add flavor.
- 1973, “Swamp Witch”, in Jim Stafford (lyrics), Jim Stafford, performed by Jim Stafford:
- Snakes hang thick from the cypress trees / Like sausage on a smokehouse wall.
- A structure in which freshly harvested tobacco is cured or preserved by smoking.
Synonyms
edit- (structure to smoke food): smokery