shippon
noun
a cow barn or cattle shed.
shippen
-
a variation of
shippon.
Example Sentences
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But as soon as Janet was safely off the premises, she hurried across to the shippen, where Betty and Jenny were milking.
From Harvest by Mrs. Humphry Ward
How still the farm was, except for the movements of the cows inside the shippen at his back, or of the horses in the stable!
From Harvest by Mrs. Humphry Ward
When wee Andrew ran away with his treasures to the Druids' stones, Mysie went into the shippen, and did her milking to some very sad thoughts.
From Scottish sketches by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
The house not large but comfortable; a very large new barn with shippen, stable and granary and a good stock of hay.
From A Journey to America in 1834 by Robert Heywood
There were no sheep in the pens, no cows in the shippen, no horses in the stable, and no neighbour came in to say good-bye.
From The Squire's Daughter by Silas K(itto) Hocking
