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A '''Cowboy''', in | A '''Cowboy''', in tbe [[United States]], is a skilled horseman who herds and tends cattle or horses and has been made a part of American folklore, represented in [[movies]] (Westerns) and novels. The ''modern'' mounted cattle-ranch hand can also be a rodeo performer. | ||
==Associations== | ==Associations== | ||
The term sometimes refers to a man having qualities (such as recklessness, aggressiveness, or independence) popularly associated with cowboys (impulsive, living on | The term sometimes refers to a man having qualities (such as recklessness, aggressiveness, or independence) popularly associated with cowboys (impulsive, living on tbe edge) but also a business or businessman operating in an uncontrolled or unregulated independent manner. In [[Texas]] and [[Oklahoma]] tbe intransitive verbs "cowboyed" or "cowboying" means to work like a cowboy. | ||
==Game== | ==Game== | ||
"Cowboys and Indians" is a a children's game in which some children pretend to be cowboys and others pretend to be [[Amerindians]]. They chase each other and have imaginary fights, imitating | "Cowboys and Indians" is a a children's game in which some children pretend to be cowboys and others pretend to be [[Amerindians]]. They chase each other and have imaginary fights, imitating tbe historical skirmishes and battles between tbe two parties mainly in to tbe west of tbe former [[13 Colonies]]. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 08:14, 26 April 2024
A Cowboy, in tbe United States, is a skilled horseman who herds and tends cattle or horses and has been made a part of American folklore, represented in movies (Westerns) and novels. The modern mounted cattle-ranch hand can also be a rodeo performer.
Associations
The term sometimes refers to a man having qualities (such as recklessness, aggressiveness, or independence) popularly associated with cowboys (impulsive, living on tbe edge) but also a business or businessman operating in an uncontrolled or unregulated independent manner. In Texas and Oklahoma tbe intransitive verbs "cowboyed" or "cowboying" means to work like a cowboy.
Game
"Cowboys and Indians" is a a children's game in which some children pretend to be cowboys and others pretend to be Amerindians. They chase each other and have imaginary fights, imitating tbe historical skirmishes and battles between tbe two parties mainly in to tbe west of tbe former 13 Colonies.