byre

byre
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bȳre; akin to Old English būr dwelling — more at bower Date: before 12th century chiefly British a cow barn

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  • byre — byre; byre·man; byre·woman; …   English syllables

  • Byre — Byre, n. [Cf, Icel. b[ u]r pantry, Sw. bur cage, Dan. buur, E. bower.] A cow house. [N. of Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • byre — cow shed, O.E. byre, perhaps related to bur cottage, dwelling, house; see BOWER (Cf. bower) …   Etymology dictionary

  • byre — [baıə US baır] n BrE old fashioned a farm building in which cattle are kept = ↑cowshed …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • byre — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a cowshed. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • byre — [bīr] n. [ME & OE, hut; akin to BOWER1] Brit. a cow barn …   English World dictionary

  • Byre — Recorded in a number of modern spelling forms including Byars, Byers, Byre, Byres, Bier, Biers, and Buyers, this is an English topographical or occupational surname, and one associated with the pre 7th century Viking. It derives from the word bi… …   Surnames reference

  • byre — [[t]baɪər[/t]] n. brit. brit. a cow shed • Etymology: bef. 800; ME byre, bere, OE bȳre, akin to būr hut. See bower I …   From formal English to slang

  • byre — noun Byre is used after these nouns: ↑cow …   Collocations dictionary

  • byre — [[t]ba͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] byres N COUNT A byre is a cowshed. [BRIT, LITERARY or OLD FASHIONED] …   English dictionary

  • byre — n. a cowshed. Etymology: OE byre: perh. rel. to BOWER …   Useful english dictionary

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