cowboy boot

noun

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

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Last year, Hadid brought her rodeo style to the Rockys, donning her favorite pair of cowboy boots for the trip. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026 Since 2011, Prescott has lowered this 6-foot-tall, illuminated cowboy boot from the top of a 40-foot flagpole right above the Palace Building. Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 27 Dec. 2025 Different types of leather are seen at the Rio of Mercedes cowboy boot factory, on July 31, 2025, in Mercedes, Texas. Luke Fountain, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2025 Roving waiters circulated, offering caviar bumps and freshly shucked oysters to a crowd swaddled in fur and cowboy boots, carrying dogs decked out in sunglasses, mini cowboy hats, and Moncler puffers. Rachel Marlowe, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 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 9 Jan. 2026.

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