Barn \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Barn \Barn\, v. t.
To lay up in a barn. [Obs.]
--Shak.
Men . . . often barn up the chaff, and burn up the
grain. --Fuller.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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