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plural cowhands
One who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West. quotations examples
Though a first rate cow hand he very shortly proved himself to be wholly incapable of acting as head.
1886 April, Theodore Roosevelt, “Ranch Life and Game Shooting in the West”, in Outing, volume 8, number 1, page 3
I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande / but my legs ain't bowed and my cheeks ain't tan […]
1936, “I'm an Old Cowhand (from the Rio Grande)”, Mercer, Johnny (music)
Cowman or herdsman, especially to a dairy cattle herd. examples