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| buckaroo |
a man who tends cattle, often on horseback; cowboy. |
| country music |
a type of popular music, based on the traditional music of the rural South and the cowboy music of the West. Country music often express sad personal emotions. |
| cowhand |
a person who works on a cattle ranch; cowboy or cowgirl. |
| cowman |
a man who tends cattle; cowboy. [1/2 definitions] |
| cowpoke |
(informal) a person who tends cattle; cowboy. |
| cowpuncher |
(informal) a cowboy. |
| gaucho |
a South American cowboy, esp. one from Argentina. |
| rodeo |
a show or contest of cowboy skills such as riding wild horses or roping cattle. |
| ten-gallon hat |
a cowboy hat with a very wide brim and tall crown, usu. made of felt. |
| vaquero |
in the southwestern United States, a man who herds cattle; cowboy. |
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