1. a building or room where meat or fish is cured by exposure to smoke

Examples

• The farmer built a smokehouse to preserve his bacon and ham.
• Traditional smokehouses use hickory or oak wood for the best flavor.
• The old smokehouse behind the cabin still had hooks hanging from the ceiling.
• They cured salmon in the smokehouse for winter storage.
• The restaurant operates its own smokehouse to prepare barbecue meats.
• Smoke drifted from the small wooden smokehouse all day long.