smokehouse

noun

smoke·​house ˈsmōk-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce smokehouse (audio)
: 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.
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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 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 Here, smoke from century-old herring smokehouses drifts past boutique galleries—where glassblowers shape molten color into delicate forms. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for smokehouse

Word History

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of smokehouse was in 1746

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“Smokehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smokehouse. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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smokehouse

noun
smoke·​house ˈsmōk-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce smokehouse (audio)
: a building where meat or fish is given flavor and kept from spoiling by the use of smoke

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