Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cowpen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cow-pen
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enclosed area used to hold cows.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From cow + pen.

Inflected Forms

cowpens (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bullpen

Synonyms

cattle pen

Questions

What does cowpen mean?: An enclosed area used to hold cows.
Where does cowpen come from?: From cow + pen.

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