First there was Rowdy Yates, the carefree cowpoke in the television series Rawhide.
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These Spanish beginnings persisted in the speech and methods of the American cowpoke.
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Then he is the rootin'est-tootin'est cowpoke who ever buckled on chaps.
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When it tries for sophistication it collapses into self-mockery, like a cowpoke dressed by Cardin.
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George Gaber of La Reata Ranch spends his days introducing city folk to the ways of the cowpoke.
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His real cowpoke is hardly an existential drifter on the Plains.
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Have one too many, and you may find yourself snoozing in an oversized armchair like a tuckered-out cowpoke.
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Like a drunken cowpoke shooting up the town, Mitchum likes to spatter his remarks through a boozy haze.
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At 73, the old cowpoke might ride sentiment to take an Oscar.
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Cowboy: a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. ...
A cowboy (person who tends cattle on horseback); A device used in 19th century, some of which were patented or farm made and used around the neck of cows and other livestock to prevent them from challenging fencing. ...