byre
[bahy
uh
r]
/baɪər/
noun
,
British
1.
a cow shed.
Origin
before 800;
Middle English,
Old English:
barn, shed, variant of
būr
hut. See
bower
1
Can be confused
buyer
,
byre,
pyre
.
Examples from the web for
byre
Application of slaked lime in the
byre
and dairy and its results.
British Dictionary definitions for
byre
byre
/
baɪə
/
noun
1.
(
Brit
) a shelter for cows
Word Origin
Old English
bӯre
; related to
būr
hut, cottage; see
bower
1
Word Origin and History for
byre
n.
"cow-shed," Old English
byre
, perhaps related to
bur
"cottage, dwelling, house" (see
bower
).