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

As the milking-hour drew near, Oak kept his usual watch upon the cowshed.

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It came into Coffin's head that Billy might tell that his sergeant had wished to stay behind the cowshed.

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But in the mean while Manuel and Niafer had not so much as a cowshed wherein to exercise this recommended virtue.

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One morning he went into his cowshed, and there he found Facey so thin that the wind would have blown her away.

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In one place it had taken away a barn and a cowshed and in another it had undermined the foundations of several houses.

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