barrener

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noun

A barren animal, one that cannot bear young.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

barrener1

nounbarrener (plural barreners)

plural barreners

  1. A barren animal, one that cannot bear young.

    For the purpose of more fully investigating the causes of barrenness, I have examined the ovaries of several heifers which were, after very careful trial, condemned and killed as barreners […]

    1865, Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, page 266

barrener2

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of barren: more barren

Origin

barrener · noun

From barren + -er (relational noun suffix).

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barrener · adjective

From barren + -er (comparative suffix).

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Chicago

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