cowpen

English

Etymology

From cow +‎ pen.

Noun

cowpen (plural cowpens)

1. An enclosed area used to hold cows.
   • 2002, Lura Spears Zerick, The Golden Olden Days, page 69:

     These burrs stuck to the tails of the cows as they walked by, and were brought to the cowpen, the cowtails greatly enlarged by the huge amount of cockleburs stuck on them.

Coordinate terms

• bullpen