boose
9.9
A stall for cows in a barn
- noun
- Archaic
:
cobertizo
- The old barn still had a wooden boose where the cows were kept at night.
Examples
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He cleaned out the boose every morning before milking the cattle.
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In rural dialects, farmers would often refer to the cow's stall as a boose.
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The farmer built a new boose for his cattle.
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In the old barn, there were several booses for the cows.
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The old barn still had a wooden boose where the cows were kept at night.
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He cleaned out the boose every morning before milking the cattle.
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In rural dialects, farmers would often refer to the cow's stall as a boose.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word boose for a cattle stall probably comes from a local word for a small enclosure, so a helpful image is a little booth for animals. That's why a boose means a 'stall' where cows are kept.
