About The Word Barn
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What's The Definition Of Barn?
[n] an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
[n] (atomic or nuclear physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter Synonyms | Synonyms for Barn: b Related Terms | Find terms related to Barn: See Also | area unit | cow barn | cowbarn | cowhouse | cowshed | farm building | square measure | tithe barn Barn In Webster's Dictionary \Barn\, n. [OE. bern, AS. berern, bern; bere barley + ern,
[ae]rn, a close place. ?92. See {Barley}.]
A covered building used chiefly for storing grain, hay, and
other productions of a farm. In the United States a part of
the barn is often used for stables.
{Barn owl} (Zo["o]l.), an owl of Europe and America ({Aluco
flammeus}, or {Strix flammea}), which frequents barns and
other buildings.
{Barn swallow} (Zo["o]l.), the common American swallow
({Hirundo horreorum}), which attaches its nest of mud to
the beams and rafters of barns.
\Barn\, v. t. To lay up in a barn. [Obs.] --Shak. Men . . . often barn up the chaff, and burn up the grain. --Fuller. \Barn\, n. A child. [Obs.] See {Bairn}. |
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