Noun: cowhand 'kaw,hand
- A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
"The cowhand spent long days herding cattle across the open range";
- cowpuncher [N. Amer], puncher [N. Amer], cowpoke [N. Amer, informal], cowherd
Derived forms: cowhands
Type of: ranch hand
Encyclopedia: Cowhand