US /ˈbaɪɚ/ UK /ˈbaɪə/
noun Freq #164207

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a farm building in which cattle are housed

    The farmer led the cows into the byre before the storm.

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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.

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