bowjy

B3O1W4J8Y4

noun

A shed for cattle or sheep.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounbowjy (plural bowjies)

plural bowjies · alternative bougie · alternative bowgie · alternative bowgy

  1. CornwallarchaicA shed for cattle or sheep.

Origin

  1. Cornishbowji“cowshed”
  2. Englishbowjy

From Cornish bowji (“cowshed”).

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APA

bowjy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowjy

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“bowjy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowjy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bowjy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowjy.

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