Cowboy
['kaʊbɒɪ] or ['kaʊbɔɪ]
Definition
(noun.) a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback.
(noun.) someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles).
(noun.) a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging.
Inputed by Harlow--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A cattle herder; a drover; specifically, one of an adventurous class of herders and drovers on the plains of the Western and Southwestern United States.
(n.) One of the marauders who, in the Revolutionary War infested the neutral ground between the American and British lines, and committed depredations on the Americans.
Typed by Cyril
Examples
- It has ever since been the favorite weapon of the cowboy and frontiersman. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The large brand made it possible for cowboys on horseback to separate the cattle of different owners, as the brand could be seen at some distance. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- How did the Term Cowboys Originate? Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The term cowboys was first used during the American Revolution. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Inputed by Ferdinand