ən noun British Dialect.
a cow barn or cattle shed.
Also, ship·pen.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English schepon, Old English scypen; cognate with German Schuppen; akin to shop
before 900; Middle English schepon, Old English scypen; cognate with German Schuppen; akin to shop
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