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Definition of 'barn'English
Etymology 1
(etyl) bern, from (etyl) .
Noun
( en-noun)
(label) A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
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(label) A unit of surface area equal to 10-28 square metres.
An arena.
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Derived terms
* barnstar
* barnstorm
* barnyard
* barn dance
( rel-mid3)
* barn door
* barn owl
* barn-raising
( rel-mid3)
* born in a barn
* raised in a barn
* smell the barn
( rel-bottom)
Verb
( en-verb)
To lay up in a barn.
* Shakespeare
- Men often barn up the chaff, and burn up the grain.
- (Fuller)
Etymology 2
From (etyl) barn, bern, from (etyl) .
Noun
( en-noun)
(dialect|parts of Northern England) A child.
Synonyms
* (child) bairn
Similar to 'barn'brown, bran, born, burn, brain, baron, boron, bairn, bourn, brawn, bruin, brian, baren, brin, bren, broon, burin, buron
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