cowbarn
2.5
A barn where cows stay for shelter and milking
- noun
- /ˈkaʊˌbɑrn/
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establo
- After the storm, the cows were safely inside the cowbarn until the weather improved.
Examples
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The farmer built a new cowbarn to provide shelter for his milking herd.
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We visited the cowbarn to learn about the dairy production process.
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When he awakens from a peculiar, distasteful dream about hunting a worm that has gotten into the cowbarn, the strength of the sunlight pushing through his bedroom window alerts him to the lateness.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
barn
vscowbarn
363
1.0
A large farm building for storing hay or keeping animals
is focused on shelter and milking of cattle rather than storage use
cow barn
vscowbarn
1
1.2
A barn where cows are kept for shelter or milking
is the single-word form used for the same shelter
1
2.4
A building where cows stay and rest
is used especially for milking or close care rather than basic shelter
1
9.9
A building where cows are kept
is the common neutral term for such shelter in modern use
3.7
A building, often a barn, where people keep cows
is specifically for shelter or milking rather than general storage
9.9
A building where cows are kept
is the regular modern word rather than the old form
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Etymology
Cowbarn is a simple combination of cow and barn, literally meaning a barn for cows. That's why a cowbarn is a building where cows are kept for shelter or milking.