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- noun Plural form of
cowhand .
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Examples
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Although Bush’s triangle had only two sides, his word-image nicely brought to mind a picture of an iron triangle used sometimes on Texas ranches to call cowhands to dinner.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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Although Bush’s triangle had only two sides, his word-image nicely brought to mind a picture of an iron triangle used sometimes on Texas ranches to call cowhands to dinner.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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While Chico and the cowhands gathered the three- and four-year-olds “destined to provide dividends for shareholders in the old country 5,000 miles away,” Seton-Karr and a party of friends would be on a month-long hunt in the Medicine Bow range.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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While Chico and the cowhands gathered the three- and four-year-olds “destined to provide dividends for shareholders in the old country 5,000 miles away,” Seton-Karr and a party of friends would be on a month-long hunt in the Medicine Bow range.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Ben pauses a moment, tips his hat back with two fingers as he's seen the cowhands do, and grins his peculiar grin.
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While Chico and the cowhands gathered the three- and four-year-olds “destined to provide dividends for shareholders in the old country 5,000 miles away,” Seton-Karr and a party of friends would be on a month-long hunt in the Medicine Bow range.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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While Chico and the cowhands gathered the three- and four-year-olds “destined to provide dividends for shareholders in the old country 5,000 miles away,” Seton-Karr and a party of friends would be on a month-long hunt in the Medicine Bow range.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Joshua Kurlantzick narrates photos of the saloons, steak houses, and cowhands of northeast Thailand.
Thai Noon 2008
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Once, the sport offered talented cowhands a way of bettering themselves, as evidenced by Mr. Welch, the champion cutter.
Rodeo Drive: Rich Urban Cowboys on Fine Horses Best Ranch Hands Kevin Helliker 2010
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And that growth isn't coming from lowly cowhands, according to a recent NCHA survey: The average member boasts a seven-figure net worth and annual income of $177,000, while 56% are top executives.
Rodeo Drive: Rich Urban Cowboys on Fine Horses Best Ranch Hands Kevin Helliker 2010
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