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Webster 1913 Edition
Barn
Barn
(bärn)
, Noun.
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
(Zool.)
, an owl of Europe and America (
– Aluco flammeus
, or Strix flammea
), which frequents barns and other buildings. Barn swallow
(Zool.)
, the common American swallow (
Hirundo horreorum
), which attaches its nest of mud to the beams and rafters of barns.Barn
,Verb.
T.
To lay up in a barn.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Men . . . often
barn
up the chaff, and burn up the grain. Fuller.