cowgirl
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English
Etymology
Noun
cowgirl (plural cowgirls)
- a woman who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
- a woman who identifies with cowboy culture, including clothing such as the cowboy hat.
- (slang) a queen (the playing card).
References
- Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
Related terms
Verb
to cowgirl (third-person singular simple present cowgirls, present participle cowgirling, simple past and past participle cowgirled)
- (rare, intransitive) To work as a cowgirl, herding cattle.
- 1998, Linda M. Hasselstrom, Gaydell Collier, Nancy Curtis, Leaning Into the Wind: Women Write from the Heart of the West
- She also cowgirled and hired out to do ranch and timber work.
- 2007, American Cowboy (volume 13, number 5, Jan-Feb 2007, page 56)
- Only 250 miles down the road a reclusive beauty named Joann Brebner was living the bucolic life, cowgirling, helping out at her family's remote ranch-based resort.
- 1998, Linda M. Hasselstrom, Gaydell Collier, Nancy Curtis, Leaning Into the Wind: Women Write from the Heart of the West
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