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Definition of Cowhands
1. cowhand [n] - See also: cowhand
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cowhands
Literary usage of Cowhands
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Let 'er Buck, a Story of the Passing of the Old West by Charles Wellington Furlong (1921)
"... meet all those old cowhands, the cowhands that I used to know When I rode the
Western ranges, over forty years ago. When the crowd gets through ..."
2. Diagnostic et séméologie des maladies tropicales by Hermann Toenjes, Andy Adams, R. Wurtz, A. Thiroux, Herbert Myrick (1905)
"As good cowhands as ever I saw were nigs, but they need a white man to blow and
brag on them. But it always ruins one to give him any authority. ..."
3. Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Theodore Roosevelt (1914)
"These were all brought in by the cowhands and by friendly Indians, a price being
put on each, as they destroyed the stock. ..."
4. The Works of Theodore Roosevelt by Theodore Roosevelt (1906)
"Several other ranchmen were along, including John Abernethy, of Tesca, Oklahoma,
a professional wolf hunter. There were also a number of cowhands of both ..."
5. The rural life of England by William Howitt (1838)
"These sheaths and cowhands are often presents from their lovers to the young women.
Upon the band there is a hook, upon which the long end ..."
6. Trades' Societies and Strikes by Committee on Trades' Societies (1860)
"Generally, it may be said that there are three kinds of chain made, viz., half-inch
chain; chain smaller than half an inch, various kinds, called cowhands, ..."
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