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Definition of byre noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

byre

noun
 
/ˈbaɪə(r)/
 
/ˈbaɪər/
(British English, old-fashioned)
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  1. a farm building in which cows are kept synonym cowshed
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryByre is used after these nouns:
    • cow
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    Word OriginOld English bȳre; perhaps related to bower.
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