"cowpoke" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Categories (topical): Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-cowpoke-en-noun-uJr0gHdj Disambiguation of Occupations: 54 46 Disambiguation of People: 72 28 Categories (other): American English
  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 Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-cowpoke-en-noun-oagbg7SA Disambiguation of Occupations: 54 46 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76
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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