barndoor

English

Etymology

From barn +‎ door.

Noun

barndoor (plural barndoors)

1. Alternative form of barn door
   • 1898, Stuart Dodgson Collingwood, The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll‎^[1]:

     Do we blame the wanton schoolboy, with a pebble in his hand, all powerless to resist the alluring vastness of a barndoor?

Derived terms

• barndoor skate