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bowjy

bowjy noun: a shed for cattle or sheep.

Noun

bowjy (plural bowjies)

  1. (Cornwall, archaic) A shed for cattle or sheep.

Forms of bowjy

pluralbowjies
alternative formbougie
alternative formbowgie
alternative formbowgy

Origin of bowjy

From Cornish bowji (“cowshed”).

Questions about bowjy

What does bowjy mean?
Bowjy means a shed for cattle or sheep.
What part of speech is bowjy?
Bowjy is a noun.
What is the plural of bowjy?
The plural of bowjy is bowjies.

Words near bowjy in the dictionary

  1. bowingly
  2. bowings
  3. bowings and scrapings
  4. bowjies
  5. bowjowler
  6. bowjy
  7. bowk
  8. bowked
  9. Bowker
  10. Bowkers
  11. Bowkett

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