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show barn

show barn noun: a building for exhibiting cattle and other domestic animals, as at a county fairgrounds.

Noun

show barn (plural show barns)

  1. A building for exhibiting cattle and other domestic animals, as at a county fairgrounds.
    • The Okmulgee County Commissioners voted to award Bid #5 for a new show barn at the Okmulgee County Fairgrounds.19 October 2004, Okmulgee Daily Times

Forms of show barn

pluralshow barns

Origin of show barn

From show + barn.

Questions about show barn

What does show barn mean?
Show barn means a building for exhibiting cattle and other domestic animals, as at a county fairgrounds.
What part of speech is show barn?
Show barn is a noun.
What is the plural of show barn?
The plural of show barn is show barns.

Words near show barn in the dictionary

  1. show ankle
  2. show around
  3. show away
  4. show bag
  5. show bags
  6. show barn
  7. show barns
  8. show bench
  9. show benches
  10. show bible
  11. show bill

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