"cowpoke" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-cowpoke.ogg Forms: cowpokes [plural]
Etymology: From cow + poke. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cow|poke}} cow + poke Head templates: {{en-noun}} cowpoke (plural cowpokes)
  1. (US, slang) A cowhand (one who tends free-range cattle) Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-cowpoke-en-noun-uJr0gHdj Categories (other): American English, People Disambiguation of People: 100 0
  2. (US, dated) 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. Tags: US, dated
    Sense id: en-cowpoke-en-noun-oagbg7SA Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Occupations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Occupations: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cowhand [person], cowperson [person], cow-puncher [person] Hyponyms: cowboy [person], cowgirl [person]

Inflected forms

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