·vt To lay up in a barn.
II. Barn ·noun A child. [Obs.] ·see Bairn.
III. Barn ·noun 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.
A storehouse (Deut. 28:8; Job 39:12; Hag. 2:19) for grain, which was usually under ground, although ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A parson's barn; never so full but there is still room, for more. Bit by a barn mouse, tipsey, proba...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose