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  • 111barn — noun Etymology: Middle English bern, from Old English bereærn, from bere barley + ærn house, store Date: before 12th century 1. a. a usually large building for the storage of farm products or feed and usually for the housing of farm animals or… …

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  • 112barn burner — noun Date: circa 1960 one that arouses much interest or excitement < the game should be a real barn burner > …

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  • 113barn dance — noun Date: 1831 an American social dance originally held in a barn and featuring several dance forms (as square dancing) …

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  • 114barn raising — noun Date: 1856 a gathering for the purpose of erecting a barn compare bee III …

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  • 115barn dance — 1. a social gathering, originally held in a barn, and including square dances, round dances, and hoedown music. 2. any party featuring country dances, dress, music, etc. [1890 95, Amer.] * * * …

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  • 116barn raising — (in rural areas) a party, usually providing food, drink, etc., for the purpose of assisting a neighbor to put up a new barn. [1855 60, Amer.] * * * …

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  • 117barn — noun /bɑrn,baːn,bɒən,bɐːn,bɑː(ɹ)n,bɑɹn/ a) A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle. Maple Leaf Gardens was a grand old barn. b) A unit of surface area equal to 10 square metres. Syn …

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  • 118barn dance — 1. noun A type of set step routine dancing, such as square dance 2. verb To take part in barn dancing …

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  • 119barn sour — A horse that doesn t like to leave the barn or stable …

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  • 120barn — (Crim. baar) [akin to bairan; cf. Swe barn] : child. Deriv. barnahs (*) having children, barnilo childhood, barnisks childish, barusnjan respect (from a child). Comp. unbarnahs childless …

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