as in cowboy
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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In the video, directed by Nicki Fletcher and Mason Allen, the two women walk around a rodeo as men ride bucking broncos, Murph raps a little, and the two women end up telling the cowpokes off.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2023
Order this: The two-meat place is a cowpoke’s delight.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 6 June 2023
Such a role could easily come off as bloodless, but Hauser, whose baby face peeks behind a dark beard, imbues the character with the noble loneliness of a true cowpoke.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2023
Because there's so much personality in plastic cowpoke Woody's voice, the Pixar animated classic is a no-brainer to include on any Hanks retrospective.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2023
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2023
Order this: The two-meat place is a cowpoke’s delight.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 6 June 2023
Such a role could easily come off as bloodless, but Hauser, whose baby face peeks behind a dark beard, imbues the character with the noble loneliness of a true cowpoke.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2023
Because there's so much personality in plastic cowpoke Woody's voice, the Pixar animated classic is a no-brainer to include on any Hanks retrospective.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2023
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“Cowpoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowpoke. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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