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.

Translations

small barn for cattle

• Icelandic: fjós n