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cowpoke

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
cow-poke
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cowhand (one who tends free-range cattle)

American usage; Slang

noun

A 19th-century device used around the necks of cows and other livestock to prevent them from challenging fencing. The action of the device was to poke the cow when the device came into contact with the fence.

American usage; Dated

Etymology

From cow + poke.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cowpokes (plural)

Synonyms

cowhand cowperson cowpuncher puncher cowherd

Questions

What does cowpoke mean?
A cowhand (one who tends free-range cattle)
Where does cowpoke come from?
From cow + poke.

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