A barn or shelter built specifically for housing and protecting cows from weather.
From 'cow' + 'house', a straightforward Old English compound. Common in agricultural communities, the term has been used for centuries to describe farm buildings dedicated to cattle. Different from a stable, which typically houses horses.
In the 1600s and 1700s, cowhouses were engineering marvels for their time—farmers designed them with specific ventilation and drainage to keep cattle healthy, which was revolutionary thinking about animal welfare!
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