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cowshed

American  
[kou-shed] / ˈkaʊˌʃɛd /

noun

  1. a shed serving as a shelter for cows.


Etymology

Origin of cowshed

First recorded in 1825–35; cow 1 + shed 1

Example Sentences

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When famous acts weren't performing on it, it could be used as a cowshed and a store for animal food.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

A short distance down the rocky lake shore, the sheep parted, allowing us to drive on to Vogafjos, a farm-based resort with a restaurant in a working cowshed.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2022

With them on, I could explore a cowshed like the one I’d visited at Stephen Lawlor’s farm.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 10, 2018

In Leena Sharma’s case, she ended up with about 37 acres, a portion of which she co-owned with her sister, including farmland, a tiny temple and a ramshackle cowshed.

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2016

She wandered away from the stifling house to the cowshed, where the butcher’s cows had already been led for the night.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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