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