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cowpokes

noun

plural of cowpoke

as in cowboys

a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range it takes a long time to train a good cowpoke

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cowboys

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Inventing fake cowboys with drama would be disrespectful to the real cowboys who live drama-free at the Four Sixes to this day, according to Sheridan.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
The scenes will include a tribute to the vaqueros, the Mexican and Tejano cowboys who made up about one-fourth of Old West ranch hands and trail drivers.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026

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