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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BARTON

n.The demain lands of a manor; the manor itself; and sometimes the out-houses.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BARTON

Bar "ton, n. Etym: [AS. beret courtyard, grange; bere barley + t an inclosure. ]

 

1. The demesne lands of a manor; also, the manor itself. [Eng. ] Burton.

 

2. A farmyard. [Eng. ] Southey.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

barton

barton |ˈbɑːt (ə )n | noun archaic a farmyard. ORIGIN Old English bere-tūn, from bere barley + tūn enclosed piece of land, homestead, village .

 

Barton, Clara

Bar ton, Clara |ˈbärtn ˈbɑrtn | (1821 –1912 ), US social activist; full name Clarissa Harlowe Barton. She founded the American Red Cross and served as its first president 1881 –1904.

 

Barton, Sir Edmund

Bar ¦ton |ˈbɑːt (ə )n | (1849 –1920 ), Australian statesman and jurist, first Prime Minister of Australia 1901 –3.

 

Oxford Dictionary

barton

barton |ˈbɑːt (ə )n | noun archaic a farmyard. ORIGIN Old English bere-tūn, from bere barley + tūn enclosed piece of land, homestead, village .

 

Barton, Clara

Bar ton, Clara |ˈbärtn ˈbɑrtn | (1821 –1912 ), US social activist; full name Clarissa Harlowe Barton. She founded the American Red Cross and served as its first president 1881 –1904.

 

Barton, Sir Edmund

Bar ¦ton |ˈbɑːt (ə )n | (1849 –1920 ), Australian statesman and jurist, first Prime Minister of Australia 1901 –3.