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cowyards

cowyards is the plural of cowyard.

Meaning of cowyard

Noun

cowyard (plural cowyards)

  1. An enclosure for cows close by the farm buildings.
    • On entering the palace we were shown into a cowyard without a tree in it, or any shade; and no one was allowed to sell us food until a present of friendship was paid, after which the hongo would be discussed.1864, John Hanning Speke, The Discovery of the Source of the Nile

Questions about cowyards

What is cowyards the plural of?
Cowyards is the plural of cowyard.

Words near cowyards in the dictionary

  1. Cowwarr
  2. cowwheat
  3. cowwheats
  4. cowy
  5. cowyard
  6. cowyards
  7. cox
  8. Cox and Box
  9. cox box
  10. cox boxes
  11. Cox Green

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