cattleshed

English

Alternative forms

  • cattle shed, cattle-shed

Etymology

From cattle +‎ shed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkætəlˌʃɛd/

Noun

cattleshed (plural cattlesheds)

  1. A small barn in which cattle are kept; a byre, a cowshed.
    • 1882, Proceedings of the Parliament of South Australia‎[1], volume 4, page 12:
      The occupier of any land within the municipality on which there shall be erected any stable, cowyard, cattleshed or goatshed, shall cause such premises to be kept in such a state in respect of cleanliness as not to be a nuisance or injurious to health […]
    • 1992, Helena Henderson, The Maiden who Rose from the Sea and Other Finnish Folktales‎[2], →ISBN, page 9:
      When the farm-hand went into the cattleshed there was no sign of the bull there.
    • 2014, Vishwas Patel, A Dirge for the Damned‎[3], →ISBN:
      "So? Are you afraid they'll starve in my cattleshed?" asked Gunvanta, sarcastically.

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