cowpoke

cow·poke

C0709900 (kou′pōk′)n. A cowboy or cowgirl.

cow•poke

(ˈkaʊˌpoʊk)

n. a cowboy or cowgirl. [1880–85]

Cowpoke

1. A contrivance hung about a cow’s neck to make it difficult for the cow to crawl through a fence. The poke was usually made of a light tree limb fork about three feet long. Factory-made models of iron straps were also available.2. A colloquial expression for cowboy.

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cowpoke - a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horsebackcowboy, cowhand, cowherd, cowman, cowpuncher, puncher, cattlemanbuckaroo, buckeroo, vaquero - local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)cowgirl - a woman cowboygaucho - a cowboy of the South American pampashorse wrangler, wrangler - a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horsesranch hand - a hired hand on a ranchroper - a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses

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