"cowhand" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cowhands [plural]
Etymology: From cow + hand, or perhaps blend of cowboy + farmhand. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cow|hand}} cow + hand, {{blend|en|cowboy|farmhand|nocap=1}} blend of cowboy + farmhand Head templates: {{en-noun}} cowhand (plural cowhands)
  1. One who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Categories (lifeform): Cattle Synonyms: cowperson, cowpoke, cattleman
    Sense id: en-cowhand-en-noun-zk1~303- Disambiguation of Occupations: 78 22 Disambiguation of People: 75 25 Disambiguation of Cattle: 48 52 Categories (other): English bahuvrihi compounds, English blends, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English bahuvrihi compounds: 55 45 Disambiguation of English blends: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 56 44
  2. Cowman or herdsman, especially to a dairy cattle herd. Categories (lifeform): Cattle
    Sense id: en-cowhand-en-noun-E8RKJMI9 Disambiguation of Cattle: 48 52 Categories (other): English bahuvrihi compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English bahuvrihi compounds: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cow hand

Inflected forms

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