A man who tends, herds, or keeps cows. Now chiefly historical except in sense 2.
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释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of cattle > [noun] > keeper of cattle > tender of cattle (17) cowman1593 A man who tends, herds, or keeps cows. Now chiefly historical except in sense 2. cowboy1623 A boy or young man who tends or herds cows. Now chiefly historical except in sense 2b. cow-man1677 (a) a man who attends to cows; (b) a cattle-keeper or ‘ranchman’ in the western U.S. cowgirl1753 A girl or young woman who tends or herds cows. Now historical except in sense 2. stockman1806 A man employed to look after cattle or other livestock. Chiefly Australian. cowboy1825 spec. New Zealand and Australian. A boy or young man employed to milk the cows and undertake other domestic chores, such as looking after the… cowboy1849 spec. Esp. in the western United States: a man or boy who herds cattle on an open range or (later) a ranch, usually working on horseback. Later… fogger1858 An agricultural labourer chiefly employed to feed and look after cattle. Cf. fodderer, n. Now historical. cow-woman1870 a woman who tends cows. cattleman1878 A man who attends to cattle; a rearer of cattle on a ranche or run. cow-girl1884 a girl who tends cows; in U.S. feminine of cowboy, n. 1. tackman1885 One who looks after horses or cattle which are grazed on tack. cow-hand1886 one engaged in the tending or ranching of cattle. peeler1894 U.S. slang. A cowboy. rawhider1908 U.S. A cowboy or ranch hand; (also) a cattle rustler. Now historical. stock-boy1937 (a) Australian an Aboriginal person employed to look after cattle or other stock; (b) U.S. a boy employed by a business firm to look after stock. Subcategories:— tending sick cattle (1) |
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