cowboy boot

noun

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

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Apparel including hats, shirts, pants, shoes and jackets ranged from $5 sweaters to about $75 cowboy boots. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado february 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026 The check-in desk is inside the Keep Shop in the lobby where guests and visitors in the area can shop for artisanal cutlery and genuine leather cowboy boots. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026 LaBeouf, who waited alone in the courtroom wearing a fleece jacket and jeans tucked into cowboy boots, was also admonished by the judge for allegedly yelling homophobic slurs while hitting multiple people near the French Quarter. Jack Brook, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026 Golden West Lainey Wilson’s Western boot brand Golden West recently dropped its Night Bloom cowboy boot, a short style with embossed python leather on the foot and a pull tab, complementing a rich bourbon brown. Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 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 9 Mar. 2026.

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