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cowshed

cowshed noun: a shed for keeping cows.

cowshed: a shed for keeping cows
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Noun

cowshed (plural cowsheds)

  1. A shed for keeping cows.
    • K-K-K-Katy, beautiful Katy, / You're the only g-g-g-girl that I adore; / When the m-m-m-moon shines, / Over the cowshed, / I'll be waiting at the k-k-k-kitchen door.1917, Geoffrey O'Hara, “K-K-K-Katy”

cowshed meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

cowshed in Hindi

place for cows
गौशाला gauśālā

cowshed in Tamil

place for cows
மாட்டுக்கிடை māṭṭukkiṭai, மாட்டுக்கொட்டில் māṭṭukkoṭṭil

cowshed in Marathi

cowshed, cow-pen
गोठा goṭhā

cowshed in Bengali

cowshed
গোয়াল gōẇal
cowshed; cowhouse, byre
গোশালা gōśala
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cowshed in Telugu
గోష్ఠము gōṣṭhamu
cowshed in Malayalam
തൊഴുത്ത് toḻuttŭ
cowshed in Kannada
ಕೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ koṭṭige, ಗೋಶಾಲೆ gōśāle
cowshed in Odia
ଗୋଶାଳ gośāḷa, ଗୋଶାଳା gośāḷā, ଘୋଷ ghoṣa, ଗୋଠ goṭha
cowshed in Sanskrit
गोत्र gotra, गोष्ठ goṣṭha
cowshed in Assamese
গোহালি gühali

Forms of cowshed

pluralcowsheds

Origin of cowshed

From cow + shed.

Questions about cowshed

What does cowshed mean?
Cowshed means a shed for keeping cows.
What is cowshed in Hindi?
Cowshed in Hindi is गौशाला (gauśālā). See Cowshed meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is cowshed?
Cowshed is a noun.
What is the plural of cowshed?
The plural of cowshed is cowsheds.

Words near cowshed in the dictionary

  1. Cowsers
  2. Cowsert
  3. Cowserts
  4. cowshark
  5. cowsharks
  6. cowshed
  7. cowsheds
  8. cowshit
  9. cowshot
  10. cowshots
  11. cowskin

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: cowshed (page history and authors); गोठा (Marathi) (page history and authors); গোয়াল (Bengali) (page history and authors); గోష్ఠము (Telugu) (page history and authors); തൊഴുത്ത് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ಕೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆ (Kannada) (page history and authors); ଗୋଠ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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