cowshed

American  

[kou-shed] / ˈkaʊˌʃɛd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of cowshed

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

Example Sentences

A robot slurry scraper travels up and down the cowshed at regular intervals, pushing any manure through the slatted floor into the vast storage pit below.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

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

He, Hunt, and I were standing in a more recent structure a few feet away, a hangar-size cowshed with a corrugated-metal roof.

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