cowpen

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noun

An enclosed area used to hold cows.

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cattle pen
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Meanings

nouncowpen (plural cowpens)

plural cowpens

  1. An enclosed area used to hold cows.

    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.

    2002, Lura Spears Zerick, The Golden Olden Days, page 69

    Synonyms: cattle pen

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn enclosed area used to hold cows.

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cattle pen
Also see
cattle pen

Origin

From cow + pen.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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