byre C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈbaɪɚ/ UK /ˈbaɪə/ See IPA manual Homophones buyer /ˈbaɪ.ɚ/ Freq #164207 Meanings 1 noun a farm building in which cattle are housed The farmer led the cows into the byre before the storm. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a farm building in which... cowshedcowhousecow barn Word family Forms byres Related forms barnstable Etymology From Middle English bire or byre, inherited from Old English byre, a cattle shed or dwelling. The word remains especially common in British and Irish usage. Topics Animals External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # byre **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbaɪɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbaɪə/ **Frequency rank:** 164207 ## Meanings 1. a farm building in which cattle are housed ## Examples - The farmer led the cows into the byre before the storm. ## Synonyms - cowshed - cowhouse - cow barn ## Related Forms - barn - stable ## Etymology From Middle English bire or byre, inherited from Old English byre, a cattle shed or dwelling. The word remains especially common in British and Irish usage. ## Topics - Animals markdown