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† barth Obs. exc. dial.
[Origin unknown. Welsh barth ‘floor’ does not explain the sense. Wedgwood suggests derivation from OE. beorᵹan ‘to protect, shelter,’ but no instance is known of the required OE. derivative *beorhþ. See berth n.]
A warm sheltered place for cattle and sheep.
1573Tusser Husb. (1878) 73 Warme barth giue lams. Ibid. 62 In tempest..Warme barth, vnder hedge, is a sucker to beast. 1674Ray S. & E. Countr. Wds. 58 Barth, a warm place or pasture for calves or lambs. [So 1727 Bradley Fam. Dict.] |