smokehouse

noun

smoke·​house ˈsmōk-ˌhau̇s 

: a building where meat or fish is cured by means of dense smoke

Examples of smokehouse in a Sentence

Hams hung from the rafters of the smokehouse.

Recent Examples on the Web

Eclectic dining options range from a Texas-style smokehouse to sushi. —Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025

Pro Smoker has more than 16,000 products, from commercial truckload smokehouses to home smokers. —Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025

Starting over at a Swannanoa smokehouse Helene hit few communities in Western North Carolina as hard as Swannanoa, an unincorporated community of about 5,000 residents east of Asheville. —Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025

But the priority now is reminding locals that this spacious smokehouse is back in business and ramping up for group events and catering gigs. —Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for smokehouse

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• clearinghouse
• coffeehouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• motherhouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse

Kids Definition

smokehouse

noun

smoke·​house ˈsmōk-ˌhau̇s 

: a building where meat or fish is given flavor and kept from spoiling by the use of smoke