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cowpokes

noun

plural of cowpoke

as in cowboys

a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range it takes a long time to train a good cowpoke

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cowboys

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Top-name cowboys competed in the three days of bronc riding, bull dogging, bull riding and calf riding.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
The move to North Main Street brought more Stockyards visitors and cowboys headed to Billy Bob’s Texas or the coliseum rodeos.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026

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