† neatressn.
Obsolete. rare.
A female cowherd; = neatherdess n.
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cowherda1000
oxherd1281
geldherd1284
nowtherd1296
neatherd1301
drover1384
catcherc1400
caller?a1500
ox-boy1580
neatress1586
harrier1591
cowherdess1611
spurn-cow1614
neatherdess1648
cowgirl1753
herds-woman1818
oxman1820
ranchero1825
topsman1825
vaquero1826
herdsmaiden1829
overlander1841
cattle-herd1845
cowboy1849
buckaroo1852
stock-rider1862
pointer1869
night-herder1870
puncher1870
bull-puncher1872
outrider1872
cowpuncher1873
range man1875
cow-puncher1878
herd-boy1878
cow-girl1884
trail-herd1885
trail boss1890
nighthawk1903
point man1903
swing man1903
top hand1912
charro1926
waddy1927
cattle-puncher1928
cowpoke1928
paniolo1947
1586 W. Warner Albions Eng. iv. xx. 86 The Neatresse longing for the rest, did egge him on to tell [etc.].
1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 485 She was a Neatresse, and in truth an neate one.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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