full barn
n.— «I almost feel badly for those who don’t take advantage of coming to events like our men’s ice hockey game against Canisius College earlier in November. We had a full house (or “full barn,” as it is called in the hockey world).» —“From The AD’s Desk” by Ed McLaughlin PurpleEagles.com Dec. 3, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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