punchers

"And what do you think of a couple of punchers -- _punchers_, mind you -- that sit down and eat bacon and drink coffee and don't as much as say 'come in'?"

The Ridin' Kid from Powder River Henry Herbert Knibbs 1909

The Britishers called their punchers “cow servants.”

THE AMERICAN WEST DEE BROWN 2007

The punchers were a reckless, joyous crew, skylarking in anticipation of the towns of the plains.

The Rules of the Game Stewart Edward White 1909

They were all "punchers," had worked together, knew each other's affairs, etc., etc.

Ranching, Sport and Travel Thomas Carson

The house we stopped at was warmer and more comfortable than the average hotel in the West, but the partitions were very thin, so when a couple of "punchers," otherwise cowboys, took the room next to ours, we could hear every word they said.

Letters of a Woman Homesteader Elinore Pruitt Stewart

Manuel and Jose, and all the good-hearted, honest "punchers" who loved her and who would no more have hurt her feelings than they would have made an infant cry.

The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City Amy Bell Marlowe

With such horses to offer, she could pick and cull among the best "punchers" in the West.

Alcatraz Max Brand 1918

The house we stopped at was warmer and more comfortable than the average hotel in the West, but the partitions were very thin, so when a couple of "punchers," otherwise cowboys, took the room next to ours, we could hear every word they said.

Letters of a Woman Homesteader 1847

a shelf-table; behind the movable back are a cupboard and the cook's store-lockers, always well stocked, for the 'punchers' (men who brand the cattle) are men of mighty appetite.

Chatterbox, 1906 Various 1873

Not that I'm any better than the sailors an 'cow-punchers I travelled with, - I was cow-punchin' for a short time, you know, - but I always liked books, read everything I could lay hands on, an '- well, I guess I think differently from most of' em.

Chapter 7 2010