Meanings
nounPennsylvania barn (plural Pennsylvania barns)
plural Pennsylvania barns
- A kind of banked barn built in the United States from about 1820-1900, having an overshoot or forebay: an area where one or more walls overshoot the foundation.
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Pennsylvania barn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pennsylvania%20barn
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pennsylvania barn,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pennsylvania%20barn.
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