cowshed

[kou-shed]

noun

1. a shed serving as a shelter for cows. cow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cowshed¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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"There was blood in the cowshed, it was a very sobering scene," she said.

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The couple's bodies were eventually found by police in the cowshed the in the early hours of the following morning, prompting South Wales Police to launch a major murder investigation.

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In 2010, the festival's cowsheds were covered with enough solar panels to power 40 homes, making it the largest privately owned solar power station in the UK at the time.

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Freddie Scappaticci once told one of his captives that if he had his way he would be hung upside down in a cowshed and no-one would hear him squeal as he was skinned alive.

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