"cowhouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cowhouses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English cowhous, cowehous, equivalent to cow + house. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cowhous}} Middle English cowhous, {{m|enm|cowehous}} cowehous, {{af|en|cow|house}} cow + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} cowhouse (plural cowhouses)
  1. A house (barn or shed) for keeping cows. Synonyms: byre, cowbarn, cowshed, cow-house, cow house

Inflected forms

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