byre
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of byre
before 800; Middle English, Old English: barn, shed, variant of būr hut. See bower 1
Example Sentences
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Over the years, previous residents of the byre had included a cow, a donkey and a pig.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2023
And even after all his hard work to make the byre into a house, it still seems to be an attraction to livestock.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2023
The great-grandfather bought the plot of land - which contained a derelict house and a dilapidated livestock shed, known as a byre - back in 1984.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2023
To pass in the darka byre like a rotten walnut.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 5, 2010
Taran remembered nothing of returning to the byre or falling asleep, but he rose in the morning sunlight refreshed and strengthened.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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