Definition of "smokehouse"

smokehouse

/ˈsmoʊkˌhaʊs/

noun
plural smokehouses
1. A structure used to smoke food to preserve it and to add flavor.
  Quotations
  Snakes hang thick from the cypress trees / Like sausage on a smokehouse wall.
  1973, “Swamp Witch”, in Jim Stafford (lyrics), Jim Stafford, performed by Jim Stafford
2. A structure in which freshly harvested tobacco is cured or preserved by smoking.