cow town
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Sugar Bowl When the Sugar Bowl opened in 1958, Scottsdale was more cow town than swanky place to chow down. — Sonja Haller, azcentral, "Ultimate Scottsdale, Arizona, bucket list: Top 25 things to do," 9 Feb. 2015 Even the cow towns of the supposedly Wild West had gun laws far more strict than those found in any American jurisdiction today. — Joseph Blocher, Vox, "A gun debate compromise: let cities and rural areas pass different laws," 24 Mar. 2018 People come from all over the world to Abilene to get a sense of the cow town where a handful of rough-and-tumble characters used to drive thousands of cattle coming up from Texas. — Lauren Johnson And Jesse Sparks, Smithsonian, "The 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2017," 2 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cow town.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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