cowboy boot

noun

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

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His girlfriend, Leona Alvarado, also 16 and from Georgia, wore a matching American flag dress and cape and cowboy boots. Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026 Apple runs her high femme little coven out of their store Free Eden with an emphasis on iconic women — the girls confess to their martyr Marilyn Monroe in a dressing room, and practice dark magic with their panties and a silver cowboy boot. Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026 If you’re headed to a festival this season or are just in the market for a cute pair of cowboy boots, Amazon is taking 24% off cowboy boots, too. Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2026 Think cowboy boots, denim, and breezy silhouettes that can handle long days in the sun and even longer nights dancing. Katie Ann Lehman, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2026 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 Apr. 2026.

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