tithe barn
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He’s got his tithe barn stuffed with children from Water Lane, as if he wanted to spread it.
From The Three Brides by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
Close to the church is an ancient Manor-house with a fine tithe barn.
From Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter by Holmes, Edric
Near the church is a cruciform tithe barn.
From Somerset by Wade, G. W.
The tithe barn has so completely dropped out of modern life that it may be well to briefly mention that its use was to hold the tenth sheaf from every wheat-field in the parish.
From Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies by Jefferies, Richard
The docked sheaves were conveyed to the tithe barn either before or after the carrying of the others.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward
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