DCHP-2

barren(s) DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1a n.

  in the Atlantic Provinces, an elevated tract of exposed land that nourishes only scrubby trees, shrubs, berries, etc. and resembles a moor.

• 1b n. — N.B.

  a tract of peat moss or muskeg.

  See also: muskeg  spruce barrens  

• 2 n. — North

  a part of the Barren Ground.

  See also: Barren Ground(s)  Barren(s)