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barley-bree
barley sugar
barley water
barley wine
Barlow knife
barm
barmbrack
barmy
barn (1)
barn (2)
barn dance
barn door
barn owl
barn raising
barnacle
barnacle goose
Barnard’s star
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barn (1)

barn [ baarn ] (plural barns)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. large farm outbuilding: a large outbuilding on a farm used to store grain or shelter livestock

2. large building or room: a large building or room, especially one that is plain and functional
walked into a great barn of a living room

3. vehicle storage building: a large building for housing railroad cars, trucks, or other vehicles

[ Old English ber(e)n "barley house" < bere "barley" + ærn "house, place"]
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