Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback; -- an informal name for
cowboy .
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- noun US, slang A
cowhand (one who tendsfree-range cattle ) - noun US, dated A device used in 19th century, some of which were patented or farm made and used around the neck of cows and other livestock to prevent them from challenging fencing. The action of the device was to poke the cow when the device came in contact with the fence.
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- noun a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
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Examples
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In other words, a scene of a cowpoke loping across the Great Plains would look the same on the silver screen as seeing it in person.
Seth Shostak: Are Movie Theaters Doomed? Seth Shostak 2011
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I swallow a couple Klonopin to get my moneymaker good and loose, and lash on the ass-less chaps that are the cornerstone of my raunchy cowpoke rig.
The Widow Teasdale and the Ineffable Warmth of Personal Services Drew Jackson 2011
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In other words, a scene of a cowpoke loping across the Great Plains would look the same on the silver screen as seeing it in person.
Seth Shostak: Are Movie Theaters Doomed? Seth Shostak 2011
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In other words, a scene of a cowpoke loping across the Great Plains would look the same on the silver screen as seeing it in person.
Seth Shostak: Are Movie Theaters Doomed? Seth Shostak 2011
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The lone investigator uncovering nasty truths and righting wrongs has proved as appealing as the cowboy hero; and he or she has survived longer than the cowpoke by adapting to change: in technology, in literary technique and in job description.
And Then There Were Ten Tom Nolan 2011
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In other words, a scene of a cowpoke loping across the Great Plains would look the same on the silver screen as seeing it in person.
Seth Shostak: Are Movie Theaters Doomed? Seth Shostak 2011
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I swallow a couple Klonopin to get my moneymaker good and loose, and lash on the ass-less chaps that are the cornerstone of my raunchy cowpoke rig.
The Widow Teasdale and the Ineffable Warmth of Personal Services Drew Jackson 2011
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Jock, cowpoke, oil roughneck, founder in Silicon Valley, stock trader and such
Stephen Herrington: 'Cadillac Tax' Debate Shows We Don't Understand the Problem 2010
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Jock, cowpoke, oil roughneck, founder in Silicon Valley, stock trader and such
Stephen Herrington: A Disaster and a Time to Know the Soul 2010
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Jock, cowpoke, oil roughneck, founder in Silicon Valley, stock trader and such
Stephen Herrington: 2010: Is It Too Soon to Feel Betrayed? 2010
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Usage on coulee.
July 28, 2009