Definition of "byres" [byres]

• Plural form of byre. (noun)

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• "She had raised seven sons in caravans and benders and byres."
• "The muddy fields lay barren of crops; the byres, by their silence, seemed empty of livestock."
• "It was a time when the sun charmed the land into bringing forth life: green sprouts that blossomed and grew heavy with fruit; razor-winged birds that painted the cliffs with their nests and worked tirelessly to feed their raucous offspring; long-suffering cows and sheep and pigs that emerged from their dark byres to reproduce themselves in miniature."