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cow·poke

(kou′pōk′)

A cowboy or cowgirl.

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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 horseback

cowboy, cowhand, cowherd, cowman, cowpuncher, puncher, cattleman

buckaroo, 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 cowboy

gaucho - a cowboy of the South American pampas

horse wrangler, wrangler - a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses

ranch hand - a hired hand on a ranch

roper - a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses

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cowpoke

[ˈkaʊpəʊk] N (US) → vaquero m

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