barn find

noun

A valuable item recovered from poor storage, such as a suburban garage, farm shed, etc., where it had been more or less forgotten; especially a vintage automobile.

Similar

Meanings

nounbarn find (plural barn finds)

plural barn finds

  1. idiomaticA valuable item recovered from poor storage, such as a suburban garage, farm shed, etc., where it had been more or less forgotten; especially a vintage automobile.

    Synonyms: shed find

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA valuable item recovered from poor storage, such as a suburban garage, farm shed, etc., where it had been more or less forgotten; especially a vintage automobile.

Similar
Also see

Translations

Finnish latolöytö, navettalöytö
  • latolöytöTranslations
  • navettalöytöTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

barn find. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barn%20find

MLA

“barn find.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barn%20find. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barn find,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barn%20find.

Source: barn find on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.