What does byre mean?
Byre means (chiefly British) A barn, especially one used for keeping cattle in..
Byre
/ˈbaɪə/ · noun
Meaning
(chiefly British) A barn, especially one used for keeping cattle in..
Example Sentences
The visitors came up the narrow road through the forest from the south; they filled the spare-rooms, they bunked out in cow byres and barns.
It was here in the kitchen, in the passage, In the mews in the harn in the byre in the market-place [...]
’Children crawled over each other like little grey worms in the gutters,’ he said. ‘The only red things about them were their buttocks and they were raw. Their faces looked as if snails had slimed on them and their mothers were like great sick beasts whose byres had never been cleared.[…]’
Synonyms for byre
Antonyms for byre
Related Words
Word Forms
- byres
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for byre?
Common synonyms include cowbarn, cowhouse.
What is the opposite of byre?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use byre in a sentence?
The visitors came up the narrow road through the forest from the south; they filled the spare-rooms, they bunked out in cow byres and barns.
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