Meanings
nounshow barn (plural show barns)
plural show barns
- 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
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show barn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/show%20barn
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“show barn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/show%20barn. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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