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barn swallow
noun
- a common swallow, Hirundo rustica, of North America and Eurasia, that nests in barns and similar buildings.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of barn swallow1
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
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Example Sentences
They liked the barn swallow who flew through the air, almost as if he were so happy that he danced as he flew.
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They climbed a ladder and found the barn-swallow's nest plastered under the eaves of the barn.
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In Sweden she builds in barns, and is called ladu swala, the barn swallow.
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Easily distinguished from the Barn Swallow by the square tail and light buffy forehead and rump.
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The eggs of the barn swallow and cliff swallow are more or less speckled.
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