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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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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

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

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

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