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ˈcowpoke N. Amer.
[f. cow n.1 + poke n.3 or v.1]
= cowboy 3.
1881in Wentworth Amer. Dial. Dict. (1944) 139/1. 1928 Lariat Mag. Jan., I camped there once, and a cowpoke told me why they were named that. 1948Denison (Tex.) Herald 1 July 9/2 Due to the size of the entry list, the cow-pokes have just been allowed to enter one event each night. 1959Times 18 June (Canada Suppl.) p. xi/2 Over 500,000 visitors pack the exhibition grounds to watch the world's top cow⁓pokes perform. 1970Islander (Victoria. B.C.) 6 Sept. 2/2 [He] worked for a spell on the J. T. Edwards ranch where the head cowpoke was..Paul Walker. |