cow-house

A farmer leads a cow into the cow-house at the end of the day.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A shelter for cows: "cow-house" refers to a building or structure designed to house cows, typically on a farm, where they are kept for milking, feeding, or protection from the weather.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The farmer led the cows into the cow-house before the storm. (A building used to shelter cows.)
  • We clean the cow-house every morning to keep it sanitary for the animals. (A structure for housing cows on a farm.)

Advanced Usage

• "cow-house" as a specific term in agriculture: In farming contexts, "cow-house" may be used interchangeably with "cowshed" or "byre," though "cow-house" is less common in modern usage.
  • The old cow-house has been renovated to include automatic milking machines. (A building adapted for modern dairy farming.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cowshed (n): a simpler, often smaller building for cows, synonymous with "cow-house."
  • The cowshed needs a new roof. (A shelter for cows, similar to a cow-house.)
• Byre (n): a British term for a cow-house, especially in rural or historical contexts.
  • The byre was filled with hay for the winter. (A cow-house in traditional farming.)

Synonyms

• Cowshed: a building for housing cows.
• Byre: a farm building for cows (chiefly British).

Related Idioms

• No common idioms are associated with "cow-house."

Additional Notes

• Usage note: "Cow-house" is a compound word (cow + house) and is used less frequently in everyday speech than "cowshed" or "barn." It is more common in written or technical descriptions of farm buildings.