intransitive verb, transitive verb

1. to go about (the country) performing plays, giving lectures or campaign speeches, playing exhibition games, etc., esp. in small towns and rural districts

2. Etymology: from the use of barns as hangars

   in the early days of aviation, to tour (the country) giving short airplane rides, exhibitions of stunt flying, etc.

Etymology: barn + storm, : from occas. use of barns as auditoriums