cowhand

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Pronunciation

/ˈkaʊˌhænd/

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/ˈkaʊˌhænd/ · [ˈkaʊˌhɛənd] · [ˈkaʊˌheənd] · [ˈkaʊˌhɛːnd]

Definition of cowhand

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

One who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.

“Though a first rate cow hand he very shortly proved himself to be wholly incapable of acting as head.”
“I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande / but my legs ain't bowed and my cheeks ain't tan […]”
“Say, you ever run into a cowhand by the name of Woodsy Niles?”

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noun

One who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.

“Though a first rate cow hand he very shortly proved himself to be wholly incapable of acting as head.”
“I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande / but my legs ain't bowed and my cheeks ain't tan […]”
“Say, you ever run into a cowhand by the name of Woodsy Niles?”
Cowman or herdsman, especially to a dairy cattle herd.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

From cow + hand, or perhaps blend of cowboy + farmhand.

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