A place where animals were kept or rested, or a temporary shelter.
In historical records, lodge or couch may refer to a place where animals were kept, sheltered or rested.
The meaning depends on the context. In woodland and hunting records, such terms could refer to places associated with keeping or observing animals. In agricultural contexts they could describe shelters or resting places for livestock.
See also:
Pasture
Woodland
Rother Beasts