cowboy boot

noun

: a boot made with a high arch, a high Cuban heel, and usually fancy stitching

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The city of Austin is deeply intertwined with Longhorns football, live music, tacos and cowboy boots. Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025 That include Warner Bros Discovery chief David Zaslav bringing as a gift to Sheridan cowboy boots that were once worn in a movie by James Dean. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025 Meet Grand Ole Opry, the city’s iconic honky-tonk where cowboy boots meet K-culture — all thanks to Mama Kim and a fateful fortune teller encounter 50 years ago. Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025 For Mikaela Worley, whose fiancé, Jeremy Reaves, is a safety for the Washington Commanders, that means everything from dressing the jersey down, with cowboy boots and a denim mini, or going full glam with knee-high boots and some sparkly accessories. Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cowboy boot

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cowboy boot was in 1884

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“Cowboy boot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowboy%20boot. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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