An enclosed yard or pen where cattle are kept or gathered, especially on a farm.
From 'cow' + 'yard' (an open area enclosed by fences or buildings). This is a compound word reflecting practical farm terminology.
Cowyards are where all the action happens on a traditional farm—milking, sorting, branding, treating sick animals—and the layout of a historical cowyard actually tells you a lot about when the farm was built, because farm architecture evolved as new tools and techniques appeared.
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