Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

besses o' th' barn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bess-es o' th' barn
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8105).

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly in reference to a pub, run by a woman known as "Bessie o' th' barn". As a village consolidated around this pub, the name may have begun to be used as a metonym. Alternatively, in reference to Black Bess, the legendary horse of highwayman Dick Turpin.

Questions

What does besses o' th' barn mean?: A suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8105).
Where does besses o' th' barn come from?: Unknown. Possibly in reference to a pub, run by a woman known as "Bessie o' th' barn". As a village consolidated around this pub, the name may have begun to be used as a metonym. Alternatively, in reference to Black Bess, the legendary horse of highwayman Dick Turpin.

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