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Definition of Cowhand
1. Noun. A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback.
Specialized synonyms: Buckaroo, Buckeroo, Vaquero, Cowgirl, Gaucho, Horse Wrangler, Wrangler, Roper
Generic synonyms: Ranch Hand
Definition of Cowhand
1. Noun. One who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cowhand
1. a cowboy [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cowhand
Literary usage of Cowhand
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"I was shown a farm near Havana, where cattle was being crossbred in accordance
with "orders from Fidel," in the words of the cowhand who was conducting the ..."
2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1844)
"... a comforting thought that any cowhand in Wyoming and any milkman in Omaha has
a deeper grasp of international problems than most of the members of ..."
3. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Here are a few more examples: Fat and Red didn't let that worry them any — Fred
Gipson, cowhand: The Story of a Working Cowboy, 1953 And prices have not ..."
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