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/kow"hand'/, n.a person employed on a cattle ranch; cowboy or cowgirl.[1885-90, Amer.; COW1 + HAND]
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cowhand — ☆ cowhand [kou′hand΄ ] n. COWBOY (sense 1) … English World dictionary
cowhand — UK [ˈkaʊˌhænd] / US noun [countable] Word forms cowhand : singular cowhand plural cowhands someone whose job is to look after cows on a ranch in the US … English dictionary
cowhand — noun Date: 1852 cowboy 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
cowhand — noun A cowboy (or cowgirl) … Wiktionary
cowhand — cow|hand [ˈkauhænd] n someone whose job is to care for cattle →↑rancher … Dictionary of contemporary English
cowhand — cow|hand [ kau,hænd ] noun count someone whose job is to take care of cows on a RANCH in the U.S … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cowhand — n. cowboy … English contemporary dictionary
cowhand — noun (C) someone who is employed to look after cattle … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cowhand — cow•hand [[t]ˈkaʊˌhænd[/t]] n. a person employed on a cattle ranch; cowboy or cowgirl • Etymology: 1885–90, amer … From formal English to slang
cowhand — noun a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑cowboy, ↑cowpuncher, ↑puncher, ↑cowman, ↑cattleman, ↑cowpoke, ↑cowherd … Useful english dictionary
