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Definition of cowpoke

cowpoke

/ˈkaʊˌpoʊk/
cow · poke
Plural:cowpokes
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cowpoke Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

North American A person who tends cattle, especially on horseback in the western United States; a cowboy or ranch hand.

Example

"The seasoned cowpoke spent the entire afternoon repairing the wooden fence along the northern pasture."

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• Nearby Words

cowpea
cowpie
cowplop
cowpoke
cowpox
cowrie
cowrite

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the late 19th-century American West as a back-formation from "cowpoker," referring to ranch hands who used long poles to prod cattle into railroad stock cars for transport.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Cowpoke. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/cowpoke
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