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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A barn, especially one used for keeping cattle in. British

   "It was here in the kitchen, in the passage, In the mews in the harn in the byre in the market-place [...]"

2. 2
   a barn for cows wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

cowbarncowhousecow barncowbarncowshedmews

Example

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"It was here in the kitchen, in the passage, In the mews in the harn in the byre in the market-place [...]"

Etymology

From Middle English bire, bier, byr, from Old English bȳre.

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