barn burner

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Definition of barn burner in English English dictionary: Any successful or impressive event
barn burners: plural form of barn burner
barnburner: An extremely exciting or successful event or person
barnburner: a impressively successful event; "the rock concert was a real barnburner" someone who burns down a barn
barnburner: Liberal faction of the New York state United States Democratic Party in the mid 19th century
barnburner: A member of the radical section of the Democratic party in New York, about the middle of the 19th century, which was hostile to extension of slavery, public debts, corporate privileges, etc
barnburner: An extremely exciting or successful event
barnburner: and supported Van Buren against Cass for president in 1848; opposed to Hunker
barnburner: someone who burns down a barn
barnburner: a impressively successful event; "the rock concert was a real barnburner"
barnburner: One who burns down a barn

barn burner

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barn burn·er

bärn bırnır

/ˈbärn ˈbərnər/ /ˈbɑːrn ˈbɜrnɜr/

[ 'bärn ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English bern, from Old English bereærn, from bere barley + ærn house, store.

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