One whose occupation is to tend cows at pasture.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of cattle > [noun] > herding of cattle > cowherd (50) cowherda1000 One whose occupation is to tend cows at pasture. oxherd1281 A person who herds or keeps oxen. geldherd1284 A person who tends gelded cattle. nowtherd1296 A cowherd. Cf. neatherd, n. neatherd1301 A cowherd. Also figurative. drover1384 A person who drives cattle, sheep, etc., esp. to market, typically over a long distance; a dealer in cattle or other livestock. catcherc1400 A person who chases or hunts animals; a hunter. Also: a driver of animals. Cf. catch, v. 37. Obsolete. caller?a1500 Scottish. A person who drives cattle or oxen; a person who drives a cart or plough. Cf. call, v. IV. Obsolete. ox-boy1580 a boy who tends oxen. neatress1586 A female cowherd; = neatherdess, n. harrier1591 (See quots.) Obsolete. cowherdess1611 A female cowherd; a cowherd's wife. spurn-cow1614 A cow-herd, ‘cow-puncher’. neatherdess1648 A female cowherd. cowgirl1753 A girl or young woman who tends or herds cows. Now historical except in sense 2. herds-woman1818 a maiden or woman who tends cattle. oxman1820 a man who tends or works oxen; a herdsman of oxen. ranchero1825 Esp. in the south-western U.S. and Mexico: a person who farms or works on a ranch; the owner of a ranch; a rancher. topsman1825 Scottish and northern dialect. A head man, bailiff, principal servant; esp. the chief drover in charge of a herd of cattle on the road. vaquero1826 In Spanish America: A cowboy or cowherd; a herdsman or cattle-driver. herdsmaiden1829 (for herd-maiden) overlander1841 Chiefly Australian. A person who drives livestock overland, esp. for long distances; (formerly) spec. one who drove stock from New South Wales to… cattle-herd1845 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… buckaroo1852 A cowboy. Also attributive. stock-rider1862 a man employed to ride after cattle on an unfenced station. pointer1869 U.S. A person who rides at the head of a herd of cattle; = point man, n. 1a. Now chiefly historical. night-herder1870 A person who herds or guards cattle or other animals at night. puncher1870 U.S. = cowpuncher, n. Cf. punch, v.1 1d. bull-puncher1872 (a) Australian a bullock-driver; (b) U.S. a cowboy, cow-puncher; so bull-punching. outrider1872 U.S. A cowhand who rides at some distance from a herd of cattle or along the boundaries of a tract of land to check that all is in order (see also… cowpuncher1873 Esp. in the western United States: a cowboy. Cf. puncher, n. 2. range man1875 cow-puncher1878 a cow-driver in the western States. herd-boy1878 A man or ‘boy’ engaged in tending a herd of cattle, a cow-boy. U.S., South African, etc. cow-girl1884 a girl who tends cows; in U.S. feminine of cowboy, n. 1. trail-herd1885 trail boss1890 a foreman in charge of a cattle-drive. nighthawk1903 gen. (originally U.S.). A person who stays up late, esp. on a night shift or watch; spec. (a) a night-herder; (b) a nightwatchman. point man1903 Originally U.S. A person who rides at the head of a herd of cattle; = pointer, n. 8b. swing man1903 (a) U.S. = swing, n.2 12e; (b) Music. a jazz musician who plays swing music (see also sense affix 2d below); (c) U.S. Sport slang, a versatile… top hand1912 a cowboy who is an experienced or first-rate ranch-worker; also figurative. charro1926 A Mexican cowboy, usually dressed very decoratively. Also attributive. waddy1927 A cattle rustler; a cowboy, esp. a temporary cowhand. cattle-puncher1928 a ‘cow-puncher’. cowpoke1928 Esp. in the western United States: a cowboy. paniolo1947 A cowboy on a Hawaiian ranch. Subcategories:— collectively (3) |
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