cowshed

Everyday

A cowshed is a farm building where cows are kept, fed or milked, especially in winter. tree →

In the lessons

In farm stories, nursery books and lessons on where food comes from: cows shelter, eat hay and are milked in the cowshed or milking parlour. In stories, a messy room is sometimes compared to a cowshed.

Examples

• The farmer led the cows into the cowshed before the storm. tree →
• The cowshed smelled of hay and milk. tree →
• In winter the cows stay in the cowshed. tree →
• We saw the calves in the cowshed on our school trip. tree →
• Your bedroom looks like a cowshed! said Mum. tree →
• The old cowshed has been turned into a holiday cottage. tree →
• Then he would go into the cowsheds and unfasten the chains that fixed each beast in its own stall, and let them fall with a heavy clang to the ground. tree →

Note

Countable. One word (cowshed); some write cow shed. Similar buildings: barn (for hay or animals), byre (old or Scottish word for cowshed), stable (for horses).