as in cowboys
a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range
cowpunchers hanging out and telling stories during branding time
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cowboys
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McGuane’s cowboys lose fights—for women, for their ranches, for their dreams—and tend to know when they’ve been beaten.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025 -
The design is based on the iconic jean jacket cowboys wear in Westerns.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Cowpunchers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowpunchers. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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