cowshed

American  

[kou-shed] / ˈkaʊˌʃɛd /

noun

1. a shed serving as a shelter for cows.

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Etymology

Origin of cowshed

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

Example Sentences

His forge sits tucked away in one of the beacons' hidden vales, only a few miles from the cowshed where he made that bold promise all those years ago.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

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

Before night falls at the camp, we repair to our quarters next to the cowshed, where one female guerrilla cuts, plaits and arranges another’s hair.

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2016

‘Don’t hrumm me, Ted. I didn’t smoke it. Not really. I had a puff or two. But it wasn’t my brand. It tasted like cowshed.’

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd