Definitions
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- adjective Resembling or characteristic of a
cowboy .
Etymologies
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Examples
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One gets the impression that, if they could, the folks who are dependent on wheelchairs, walkers, or canes would be on their feet by now instead of hooting cowboylike bravos and clapping from their seats, letting their voices and hands convey the standing ovation that their bodies cannot.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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One gets the impression that, if they could, the folks who are dependent on wheelchairs, walkers, or canes would be on their feet by now instead of hooting cowboylike bravos and clapping from their seats, letting their voices and hands convey the standing ovation that their bodies cannot.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Remember how liberal weenies scorned President Bush for his cowboylike declaration: "Wanted: Dead or Alive"?
There's No 'I' in 'Deem' James Taranto 2010
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Remember how liberal weenies scorned President Bush for his cowboylike declaration: "Wanted: Dead or Alive"?
There's No 'I' in 'Deem' James Taranto 2010
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He leaned forward to rest his arms, cowboylike, on the pommel of his saddle.
THE VOW Linda Lael Miller 1998
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He is approached by a lanky cowboylike character who offers him solace - in the form of a gun.
Gazette.com : 2008
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