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cowshed

American  
[kau-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


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Neither Harry nor Megan were killed in the cowshed.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2023

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

I went closer, darting from cowshed to cowshed and finally up to the wall.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

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