byre

[ bahyuhr ]

nounBritish.

a cow shed.

Origin of byre

before 800; Middle English, Old English: barn, shed, variant of būr hut. See bower¹

Words that may be confused with byre

buyer, byre , pyre

Words Nearby byre

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How to use byre in a sentence

My sister and I lived nearly three weeks in a cow-byre, never daring, of course, to approach even the door.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
There was not a barn or byre in the district that had not its horseshoe over the door.
Auld Licht Idylls | J. M. Barrie
Every day I kill a bullock and every day my byre-maid fills a vessel of milk to mix with my mortar.
The King of Ireland's Son | Padraic Colum
Flann looked back and saw her seated on a stone, and he thought the byre-Maid looked lonesome.
The King of Ireland's Son | Padraic Colum
The Giant's herd was now increased by many calves, and Morag the byre-maid had much to do to keep all the cows milked.
The King of Ireland's Son | Padraic Colum

British Dictionary definitions for byre

byre

/ (baɪə) /

noun

British a shelter for cows

Origin of byre

Old English bӯre; related to būr hut, cottage; see bower 1

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