cowpoke

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• cowpoke — n. a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback; an informal name for {cowboy}. Syn: cowboy, cowpuncher, puncher, cowman, cattleman, cowhand, cowherd. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cowpoke — ☆ cowpoke [kou′pōk΄ ] n. [see COWPUNCHER] Informal COWBOY …   English World dictionary

• cowpoke — noun Date: circa 1881 cowboy 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cowpoke — /kow pohk /, n. Southwestern U.S. a cowboy or cowgirl. [1880 85; COW1 + POKE1 (prob. formed after COWPUNCHER)] * * * …   Universalium

• cowpoke — noun a) A cowboy (person who tends cattle on horseback) b) 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… …   Wiktionary

• cowpoke — cow|poke [ˈkaupəuk US pouk] n AmE old fashioned a ↑cowboy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cowpoke — cow|poke [ kau,pouk ] noun count AMERICAN OLD FASHIONED a COWHAND …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• cowpoke — n. cowboy …   English contemporary dictionary

• cowpoke — a cowboy, a man who works on a ranch    Three cowpokes were herding some cattle down the road …   English idioms

• cowpoke — noun N. Amer. informal a cowboy …   English new terms dictionary

• cowpoke — noun (C) AmE old fashioned a cowboy (1) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English