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Definitions for: Barn
[n] an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
[n] (atomic or nuclear physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter
Webster (1913) Definition: Barn, n. [OE. bern, AS. berern, bern; bere barley + ern,
[ae]rn, a close place. ?92. See Barley.]
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 (Zo["o]l.), an owl of Europe and America ({Aluco
flammeus}, or Strix flammea), which frequents barns and
other buildings.
Barn swallow (Zo["o]l.), the common American swallow
(Hirundo horreorum), which attaches its nest of mud to
the beams and rafters of barns.
Barn, v. t.
To lay up in a barn. [Obs.] --Shak.
Men . . . often barn up the chaff, and burn up the
grain. --Fuller.
Barn, n.
A child. [Obs.] See Bairn.
Synonyms: b
See Also: area unit, cow barn, cowbarn, cowhouse, cowshed, farm building, square measure, tithe barn
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