byre

Meanings

• A farm building for housing livestock, especially cows and sheep.

  - "The farmer checked the byre to feed the cows."
  - "My grandfather used to own a large byre where he kept his livestock."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with byre
are , bare , care , fair , square

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Homophones

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1. Byre () : Farm building for housing livestock.
   

2. Byre (Old English) : Fortified farm or settlement.
   

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Variants

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byre , byres

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Forms

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{"term"=>"Byre", "description"=>"The standard form of the word 'byre'. It is pronounced as /bʌr/, /bər/, or /bɪər/ depending on the accent or dialect. It refers to a farm building for housing livestock, especially cows and sheep."}

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Etymology

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Old English 'byrig' or 'burbh', meaning a fortified farm or settlement. The word 'byre' is derived from the Old English 'byr', meaning a farm or settlement.

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Trivia

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1. {"fact"=>"The Old English word 'burbh' meant both 'fortification' and 'farm'. Over time, the meanings of these words diverged, and 'burbh' eventually became the Old English word for 'fortification' or 'castle'. The word 'byre', which comes from the Old English 'byr', meaning 'farm' or 'settlement', is still used today to refer to a farm building used for housing livestock, especially cows and sheep."}

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Related Concepts

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1. Farmstead: A farmstead is a self-contained agricultural community, consisting of a farmhouse, farm buildings, and land used for farming and livestock production. A byre is a specific type of farm building used for housing livestock, especially cows and sheep.

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Culture

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[{"term"=>"Byre", "description"=>"The word 'byre' has been used in various forms of literature and art. For example, in the Old English epic poem 'Beowulf', the word 'byre' is used to describe the fortified farm or settlement where the hero Beowulf seeks refuge after his battle with the dragon. In modern literature and art, the word 'byre' is sometimes used metaphorically to describe a place of refuge, protection, or shelter."}]

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